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.
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