Very suprised this is on bbc 2 and may mean Many won’t give it a try
The BBC has confirmed the release schedule for The Ridge, a brand new Scottish thriller starring Karen Pirie and The Bombing of Pan Am 103 actor Lauren Lyle, and there's not long to wait at all.
Starts Thur 9pm bbc 2
The plot follows a woman named Mia, whose career has gone up in flames and is struggling with addiction. She travels to New Zealand for her estranged sister's wedding, but once she gets there, she finds her sibling dead.
Of course, there's a mystery, and everyone in this community Mia has wandered into is hiding their own secrets. But the synopsis also teases that Mia will find herself attracted to her late sister's fiancé Ewan.
Will she be able to root out the truth, while resisting the temptation?
Lyle previously described the show, which actually filmed in New Zealand as well as Scotland, as "strange" and "gothic".
"Mia is such a fascinating character in a very weird world which is quite delicious to play," she said. "It feels like something very bad is going to play out… in a good way!"
Her co-star, New Zealand actor Jay Ryan, added: "This production [...] brilliantly weaves our cultures and folklore together in a tense and riveting series. This really is an ambitious work with characters that will leave you guessing at every turn."
BBC Scotland commissioning editor Gavin Smith called the show "an example of our ambition to look beyond borders to bring high end quality drama to audiences not just in Scotland but across the world. The Ridge has a first class international team bringing it to life which we are proud to be a part of."