Vigil (2021) -

The investigation brings DCI Silva into contact with various groups, including high-level politicians and anti-nuclear activists, highlighting the domestic political entanglements of the nuclear program. Production and Impact Genre: Crime investigation / Police procedural.

Academic analysis suggests that while Vigil reproduces some official narratives regarding national security, it also provides a "thinking space" for critical engagement with contemporary representations of nuclear weapons. Vigil (2021)

Originally aired on BBC One and available for streaming on BBC iPlayer. Navigating nuclear narratives in contemporary television The investigation brings DCI Silva into contact with

The drama is primarily set aboard the fictional HMS Vigil , a Trident Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The narrative follows Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Amy Silva of the Scottish Police Service, who is sent to the submarine to investigate a suspicious death following the disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler. Narrative and Themes Originally aired on BBC One and available for