Year: 2026
Director: Alasdair MacLean
Shadow Director: Parker Dawes
Writers: Claire Aza-Selinger and Maureen Macleod
Producer: Misha McCullagh
Co-Producers: Penny Davies and Kevin Walker
Executive Producer: Natalie Humphreys, Bella Barber-Flemming, Lauren Lamarr
Production Company: Storyboard Studios
Main Cast: Andrew MacInnes, Ellen Macdonald, Alasdair Jordan, Elspeth Turner
Broadcaster: BBC iPlayer, YouTube (BBC ALBA)
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £120,000 through Screen Scotland’s Broadcast Content Fund
Synopsis
The series will join BBC Scotland’s digital first slate, with BBC ALBA’s YouTube platform carrying the bite-sized instalments in full, building digital engagement with Gaelic content.
This adrenaline-filled, off-kilter drama blends dark humour, island identity and slow burn suspense in a uniquely Scottish story about homecomings — the kind you don’t always survive.
The 6x10 drama follows Angus, who is reluctantly returning to North Uist for his grandfather’s funeral after a decade away. Hoping to slip back unnoticed, he instead finds himself trapped on a ferry with his ex-girlfriend Màiri, her fiancé Colin and her formidable mother Margaret.
When engines fail in the notorious waters of “Wolf Bay”, tensions rise, old grudges resurface, and crew begin to disappear. Forced to confront an inheritance he never wanted, Angus must fight for survival as the terror stalking the decks closes in.
Loch nam Madadh / Wolf Bay is the first ever Gaelic drama aimed squarely at 18-24 year-olds who consume content on their devices. The bite-sized ten-minute episodes move at a heart-pumping pace - delivering smart jump scares, breathless cliffhangers, deadpan humour, and a love story that will touch the coldest heart.
More information
Premiere: The series drops on BBC iPlayer and the BBC ALBA YouTube channel on Friday 23 October 2026.
Image credits: Still courtesy of Storyboard Studios