Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,833 playable programmes from the BBC

The Blackhouse

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

First of a four-part dramatisation of Peter May's bestselling crime novel set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Starring Cal MacAninch (HOLBY BLUE, MR SELFRIDGE) and Derek 'Pluto' Murray (MACHAIR and Radio nan Gaidheal).

Detective Inspector Fin MacLeod has been dispatched to the Isle of Lewis to investigate a brutal murder that bears similarities to a case he's worked on in Edinburgh. Born and raised on the island, it's the first time he's set foot there in eighteen years and the investigation represents an uncomfortable journey into his past.

Inquiries are being hampered by the annual guga hunt, in which twelve Island men spend a fortnight on the rocky outcrop of An Sgeir harvesting 2,000 baby gannets. It's a tradition that dates back centuries and the right to carry it out is fiercely defended. For Fin MacLeod, the hunt stirs long-buried memories of a horrific tragedy which, two decades on, still haunts him.

An atmospheric thriller that explores dark secrets and the difficulties of escaping the past.

CAST:

Fin MacLeod ..... Cal MacAninch
Artair ..... Derek 'Pluto' Murray
Marsaili/Mona ..... Claire Knight
Gunn ..... Mark McDonnell
Gigs ..... Iain MacRae
Rev Donald Mackay ..... David Walker
Angel ..... Kenny Blyth

Writer ..... Peter May
Dramatiser ..... Iain Finlay MacLeod
Director ..... Kirsteen Cameron. Show less

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More