When the crew of the Kinloch Bravo find themselves cut off from all communication with the Scottish mainland by a mysterious fog, they must fight to find a way home whilst managing environmental pressures, mounting paranoia and rising tensions. But as the threat facing them reveals itself to be something beyond their wildest imagination, the divided crew must form an alliance to ensure survival.
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Episodes
1. Episode 1
When the Kinloch Bravo's crew find themselves stranded on their production platform, first when their chopper is diverted and then by a mysterious fog that affects the entire oil field, rig boss Magnus' attempts to find a practical solution are thwarted by a horrifying accident and a growing sense of unease onboard.
2. Episode 2
The appearance of the rig's Stand By Vessel raises hopes of escape in the team – leaving geologist Rose until sunrise to try and work out the scientific nature of the mysterious ash onboard before the crew abandon ship and make a break for it. But with tensions running high, some are compelled to take the situation into their own hands, with serious consequences.
3. Episode 3
With Baz missing and presumed dangerous, the crew split into groups to search the production module and find him, and Rose takes the painful decision to isolate Fulmer. But as Rose makes a perplexing breakthrough, the manhunt becomes more frightening and mysterious when the crew are hit by power failures and paranoia, and they discover things that push them far beyond their comfort zone.
4. Episode 4
Baz and Garrow get closer to understanding their mission when they explore the pump control room, and realise they need Fulmer to help them – leading to painful consequences for Fulmer as he struggles to keep a grip on his sanity. When the crew's anxieties rise as a glimmer of potential hope turns sour, Magnus finds himself losing his grip as tensions amongst the group reach fever pitch.
5. Episode 5
The new arrivals on board from the Kinloch Charlie immediately make their presence felt, as Pictor head Coake enlists a group to undermine a weakened Magnus and force their way to the pump control. But when Coake's motives are investigated and the crew realise he isn't giving them the full truth, they find themselves locked in an urgent race for answers with lives at stake.
6. Episode 6
Scores are settled and mysteries revealed as Coake is pushed to explain Pictor's plan and the true reason for his mission onboard, Rose and Fulmer work out the horrifying extent of what the coded messages they have discovered really mean, and Magnus must put his personal demons to rest and lead the crew in one final bid for their survival.
Cast & Crew
Emily Hampshire
Rose Mason
Iain Glen
Magnus MacMillan
Martin Compston
Fulmer Hamilton
Rochenda Sandall
Cat Braithwaite
Owen Teale
Lars Hutton
Molly Vevers
Heather Shaw
Stuart McQuarrie
Colin Murchison
Alice Krige
Lennox
Abraham Popoola
Easter Ayodeji
Nikhil Parmar
Harish
Ross Anderson
Cameron
Phil McKee
Bremner
Johannes Roaldsen Fürst
Askel
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
The Rig takes a tough mans environment and turns it into a woke playground, with an sprinkling of drippy types that are instantly out of place and would fit better into a downtown Starbucks, than this unforgiving environment. To add to the sense of implausible asinine tedium, the story is bland, unoriginal and slow. Nothing new on offer here. Perhaps its time to turn off the nonsense and accept some things for what they are, rather than trying to astro turf the truth. Rigs are overwhelmingly a mans world, just as midwifery is dominated by women. That said, even if this had been played more sensibly, it would not have changed the fact there's nothing new on offer here. Its a shame too, as there are some decent actors in this series. In summary, woke fairy tale twaddle backed by a story that in one form or other, has been done before and in this viewers opinion, done better, at that.
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