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The Deep

The Deep

20105.91 Season5 EpisodesEnded

Overview

As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.

Created by Simon Donald
Written by Simon Donald, Paul Rutman
Produced by Will Gould
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Frances Kelly

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Samson

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Clem Donnelly

Antonia Thomas

Antonia Thomas

Maddy

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Catherine

Richard Brake

Richard Brake

McIndoe

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan

Vincent

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Meg Sinclair

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Raymond

Themes & Keywords

submarineminiseriesscientist

About The Deep

The Deep is a drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of submarine, miniseries, scientist. Created by Simon Donald, it stars Minnie Driver, Goran Višnjić, James Nesbitt. As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.

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