| Granite Harbour | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | an idea by Adriel Leff & Kul Muhay |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Colin McKeown |
| Producer | Donna Molloy |
| Production locations | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Cinematography | Caroline Bridges |
| Editor | Alex Beards |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | LA Productions |
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| Release | 1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) – present |
Granite Harbour is a British police procedural television drama series set in Aberdeen, Scotland. 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.
A second series was broadcast in May 2024.
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.
Cast
- Romario Simpson as DC Davis Lindo
- Hannah Donaldson as DS Lara "Bart" Bartlett
- Dawn Steele as DCI Cora MacMillan
- Bhav Joshi as DI Jaiyush Mallick
- Michelle Jeram as DS Simone "Monty" Montrose
- Katia Winter as Karolina Andersson (Series 1)
- Gary Lewis as Shay Coburn (Series 1)
- Hiftu Quasem as Sandy Hepburn (Series 1)
- Caroline Deyga as Hannah Coutts (Series 1)
- Andrew Still as Rory Dashford (Series 1)
- Patrick Robinson as Grantley Lindo (Series 2)
- Lesley Hart as Grace McFadden (Series 2)
- Søren Malling as Captain Nielsen (Series 2)
- Kate Bracken as Katie Forsyth (Series 2)
- Sani Mamood as Nazir Mallick (Series 2)
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Emil Veggem (Series 2)
- Christopher Rygh as Axel Berg (Series 2)
- Afsaneh Dehrouyeh as Mariam Faraki (Series 2)
Production
Co-creator of Granite Harbour Kul Muhay, a former police officer from Derby said that he wanted to create a more realistic and accurate police procedural when compared with others he had watched. In August, 2023, the show was renewed for a second series which aired May 2024.
The musical score for the first series was produced by a teenager.
The first and second series were produced by LA Productions.
Episodes
Series 1 (2022)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Gary Williams | Sarah 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 | "Episode 2" | Gary Williams | Sarah 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 | "Episode 3" | Gary Williams | Sarah Deane Story by: Sarah Deane | 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) (BBC Scotland) 16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) (BBC One) | N/A |
Series 2 (2024)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Martin Smith and Alex Browning | Robert Fraser | TBA | TBD |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Martin Smith and Alex Browning | Jillian Mannion | TBA | TBD |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Martin Smith and Alex Browning | Ciara Conway | TBA | TBD |
Reception
Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian the first episode of the first series three out of five stars, where he criticises the writing, calling several character actions "cliched". Jeffries also describes the main characters as "dressiest crime solvers in all of Police Scotland’s history" whom he couldn't imagine "getting into a dumpster to hunt for clues".
References
- ^ Cullen, Jessica (15 November 2022). "BBC's Granite Harbour: Cast, plot, trailer, release". Stylist.
- "Granite Harbour star says drama is "quite different" to Shetland". Radio Times.
- "BBC One - Granite Harbour". BBC.
- "Meet the cast of Granite Harbour, BBC One's Scottish drama". Radio Times.
- ^ "Granite Harbour cast tease what to expect in series 2 - "Stunning, characters, danger, stylish, risky"". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Granite Harbour review – the best dressed cop double-act in TV history". the Guardian. 2 December 2022.
- Toms, Adam (2 December 2022). "Line Of Duty 'laughably inaccurate', says ex-Derby police chief". Derbyshire Live. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- "Granite Harbour season 2 gets release date on BBC One". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- Cook, Sam (3 May 2024). "Everything you need to know about Granite Harbour series two". Wales Online. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Teenager composes theme tune and score for police drama". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 April 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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