| Under Salt Marsh | |
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| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Created by | Claire Oakley |
| Screenplay by | Claire Oakley |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Scott Bassett |
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| Network | Sky Television |
Under Salt Marsh is an upcoming British crime thriller television series created by Claire Oakley and starring Kelly Reilly and Rafe Spall.
As a huge storm starts to form far out at sea, a teacher and former detective, Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly), finds the body of her 8-year-old student, Cefin, who appears to have drowned. This shocking discovery stirs up the town's memories of an unresolved case from three years earlier—the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which ruined her career.
Cefin's death brings back Jackie's old partner, Detective Eric Bull (Rafe Spall), to lead the investigation in a community where he previously failed. Believing the two cases are connected, Jackie and Bull must work together to uncover hidden secrets in Morfa Halen before the storm hits and wipes away any evidence. [1]
Cast, as announced in 2024: [2] [3]
The six-part series is created by Claire Oakley who directs, along with Mary Nighy. Scott Bassett is series producer Oakley is also an executive producer alongside Elwen Rowlands for Little Door Productions and Megan Spanjian for Sky Studios. Kelly Reilly was cast in the lead role in August 2024. [2] In October 2024, Rafe Spall, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Yang and Harry Lawtey joined the cast, amongst others. [3]
Filming began in October 2024, with the production taking place entirely in Wales with sites in Barmouth, Fairbourne, Anglesey and South Wales. [4] Support for the project comes from Creative Wales. [5]
The six-episode series is set to premiere in 2026. [6]