Granite Harbour (TV series)

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Granite Harbour
Genre
Based onan idea by Adriel Leff & Kul Muhay
Written by
  • Sarah Deane
  • Robert Fraser
  • Jillian Mannion
  • Ciara Conway
Starring
  • Romario Simpson
  • Hannah Donaldson
  • Dawn Steele
  • Bhav Joshi
  • Michelle Jeram
Composers
  • Matthew Hall
  • Stephen Vedmore
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerColin McKeown
ProducerDonna Molloy
Production locations Aberdeen, Scotland
CinematographyCaroline Bridges
EditorAlex Beards
Running time60 minutes
Production company LA Productions
Original release
Network
Release1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) 
present

Granite Harbour is a British police procedural television drama series set in Aberdeen, Scotland. [1] [2] It is based on an idea by Adriel Luff & Kul Muhay. The series was first broadcast on BBC Scotland on 1 December 2022, followed by BBC One. [3]

Contents

A second series was broadcast in May 2024. [4]

Plot

Former sergeant in the Royal Military Police, now detective Davis Lindo, and his partner DS Lara Bartlett must solve the murder of an oil tycoon in Aberdeen. [5]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"1.1"Gary WilliamsSarah Deane & Adriel Leff
Story by: Sarah Deane
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) (BBC Scotland)
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) (BBC One)
3.67
2"1.2"Gary WilliamsSarah Deane & Tara Hepburn
Story by: Sarah Deane
7 December 2022 (2022-12-07) (BBC One)
8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) (BBC Scotland)
N/A
3"1.3"Gary WilliamsSarah Deane
Story by: Sarah Deane
15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) (BBC Scotland)
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) (BBC One)
N/A

Reception

Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian gave it three out of five stars. [6]

There is criticism of the distinct lack of Aberdonian accents in the series, instead being overwhelmingly Glasgow accents.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Cullen, Jessica (15 November 2022). "BBC's Granite Harbour: Cast, plot, trailer, release". Stylist.
  2. "Granite Harbour star says drama is "quite different" to Shetland". Radio Times.
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