The Deep (TV serial)

A group of oceanographers seek a new source of biofuel in the deepest canyons of the Lomonosov Ridge. A disaster strikes their submarine, stranding them thousands of feet underwater. The group must now deal with clashing personalities and finding a way to the surface.^[1]

Commissioning of The Deep was announced by the BBC in July 2009.^[14] The BBC announced the involvement of stars Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt and Goran Visnjic, and the start of production at the BBC's Dumbarton studios, in December 2009.^[1] The shoot ran for 12 weeks, concluding in March 2010.^[15] Submarine sets both physical and computer generated were designed by Production Designer Simon Bowles. Location filming also occurred in Ardrossan and the harbour at Irvine.^[16][17] Prosthetic make-up artist Linda A. Morton researched the sorts of injuries sustained by the characters by visiting a hospital burns unit, and referring to photographs of radiation burns.^[18]

The Deep was broadcast weekly on BBC One and simulcast on BBC HD from 3^[19] to 31 August 2010. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held a public screening of the first episode on 19 July 2010. It was followed by a question-and-answer session with Nesbitt and some of the production staff.^[20] In Brazil, the series premiered on the channel +Globosat on Thursday, 16 August 2012, at 21 hours.

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