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Channel 4’s Summerwater Debuts as Early Reviews Praise Mood and Question Structure

The thriller uses a single day retold from different cabins in a loch-side Scottish park to frame a police probe into a fatal fire.

Overview

  • Now airing on Channel 4, the six-part drama opened with an hour-long first episode on 16 November.
  • Early reviews describe an atmospheric psychological thriller with Twin Peaks comparisons, while noting heavy use of flashbacks and occasional muddled plotting.
  • Each episode revisits the same 24 hours from a different cabin, with police interviews guiding viewers through a mystery involving a fire and a death.
  • The ensemble is led by Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson, with Scott calling the project the best work of his career and his son Gabriel portraying his character’s younger self.
  • Production filmed on location around Loch Lomond, with cabin scenes in Balfron and additional shoots in Luss, Glasgow, Greenock and Motherwell.