The Ridge

Mia, a Scottish doctor, in trouble at home, arrives in New Zealand to take refuge with her sister only to find her sister has died

Year: 2025

Directors: Douglas Mackinnon & Robyn Grace 

Writers: Douglas Mackinnon, Alan Campbell, Nora Chassler, David Murdoch, Jess Sayer 

Executive Producers: Philip Smith, Marc B. Lorber, Jon Rutherford, Ivan Schneeberg, Erik Pack, Douglas Mackinnon, David Fortier 

Production Companies: Sinner Films, Great Southern Studios 

Main Cast: Lauren Lyle, Jay Ryan, Dulcie Smart, Florence Hartigan, Chloe Parker, David Van Horn, Taqi Nazeer, Claire Dargo and Cora Bissett 

Broadcaster: BBC (UK), Sky Open / Neon / Sky Go (NZ) 

Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £375,000 through Screen Scotland’s Broadcast Content Fund 


Synopsis

Shot on location between New Zealand and Scotland, The Ridge stars BAFTA Scotland award-winning Scots actress Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Outlander) in the lead role of Mia, who is fleeing addiction and leaving behind a professional life in tatters in Scotland. She accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand – only to find the would-be-bride dead upon arrival. 

Caught up in grief and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister’s fiancé Ewan, Mia soon finds that familiarity among a small community breeds secrets and tensions, endangering the brittle fabric of the town itself.  

A serene, mountainous landscape with misty skies forms the backdrop for a pensive woman with wavy blonde hair, wearing a black top. Above her, bold white text reads "The Ridge." Overlaying her image is a silhouette of a person standing on a rocky ridge, facing the distant mountains.


More information

Streaming: The Ridge debuts on Tuesday 21 October in the UK on BBC iPlayer and BBC Scotland and in New Zealand on Sky Open, Neon, and Sky Go. BBC Two will air the series in the UK from Thursday 23 October

Image credits: Image courtesy of Great Southern Studios / Sinner Films / BBC Scotland / Sky New Zealand Originals