60 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestThe Orpheus crew have found rare bio fuels in the ocean depths, but they must find a way of getting it to the surface safely. With the Russian captain of the Volos submarine determined to stop them, will they manage to stabilise the energy source and make it back to the surface?
As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.
Acting
Nesbitt's broken father act will wreck you.
Production
Cramped, sweating sets that feel genuinely submerged.
Direction
Donald squeezes dread from every rivet and shadow.
Creator
Simon Donald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in Dumbarton, Scotland in a repurposed whisky warehouse—the cast genuinely couldn't stand upright in some sets.
Aired opposite the actual Deepwater Horizon disaster, making its corporate-malice themes accidentally topical and then quickly buried by BBC.
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