2021 has passed two-thirds, but there are not many good suspense dramas this year.
The only suspense drama hit in the first half of the year was the HBO limited drama "East Side Nightmare" starring Kate Winslet. Douban more than 100,000 people scored 8.9 points, HBO production, must be a boutique.
In the second half of this year, what to watch in the suspense drama?
Recently, BBC One "quietly" produced a British drama "Vigil" (or translation of Sleepless), which has been broadcast for three episodes so far, and has a low-key score of 9.3 on Douban.
There is no doubt that this is already one of the most worth chasing dramas in the second half of the year, basically locking in the best suspense drama of the year.
Viewers who have seen the show have begun to push it, commenting on its high energy at the beginning, and some people have listed it as "the favorite suspense drama of the year".
Why dare you be so sure?
Because "Vigil" is created by a production company that has produced "Personal Bodyguard" and "Heavy Responsibility".
"Personal Bodyguard" Needless to say, the 2018 blockbuster British drama, starring Richard Madden, the young wolf lord "Robb Stark" in "Game of Thrones", is about to launch the second season.
Although "Heavy Responsibility on the Shoulders" is not popular in China, people who have watched it feel that it is the best anti-corruption drama in recent years, and it has also set a record for the highest rating of the BBC Two in ten years.
The United Kingdom has always been very good at producing suspense themes such as police dramas and anti-corruption dramas, which are unique in European and American dramas. "The Night's Watch" was taken over by an experienced production company, and there is no reason why it is not good.
In addition, the behind-the-scenes team of "The Night's Watch" is also very strong, written by tom Edge, the screenwriter of the word-of-mouth drama "Judy" and "The Crown", the director of "Shedland Mystery Case" Isabelle Sipo, and the director of "Small Town Doubt", "Doctor Who" and "Downton Abbey" directed by James Strong.
Let's talk about the gripping and stripping plot.
The drama, which follows the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish trawler and a death on a nuclear submarine, was originally unrelated, but during the investigation, it caused clashes between British police, the Royal Navy and intelligence services, thus uncovering a conspiracy to threaten British national security.
In order to set off the atmosphere of suspense and horror, the story is still set in a confined space with a smaller range. Unlike the previous "small town doubts", "The Night's Watch" focuses on the British Trident nuclear submarine, and all the belongings of the British nuclear deterrent are installed on four Trident nuclear submarines.
The screenwriters also said that due to the negative or classified involvement of the Navy, the Royal Navy refused to assist in filming the submarine prototype "Pioneer-class" missile nuclear submarine in the play, and they could only turn to retired submarine veterans and study American submarine movies.
The plot starts from the first episode, creating various conflicts and tensions.
Nuclear submarines need long-term patrols and cannot dock, so Inspector General Amy Silva is ordered to investigate the submarines in the deep sea. The British police and navy are subordinate to different units, and the navy's vague concealment makes the investigation difficult.
The setting of the submarine also induced Amy's psychological trauma - claustrophobia, PTSD, the series explains the backstory of the characters through flashbacks, and Amy endures tremendous pressure inside and outside during the investigation. However, it is not only Amy who has psychological problems, but also the psychology of the crew who has been in the submarine for a long time has changed.
In addition to portraying the grand issue of the three-way conflict between the police, the military and the Intelligence Service, "The Night's Watch" also focuses on individuals in the group, injecting a touch of humanistic care into the grim and cold picture, which will break not only the machine, but also the people.
If there were only criminal investigations at sea, the show might lose half of its fun. "Vigil" adopts a two-line parallel narrative mode, one sea and one land.
The land part will be run by Amy's ex-girlfriend and colleague, Sheriff Kirston, who will assist in entering the Naval Barracks to investigate.
Kirston's investigation was also hampered, and a key figure she had so hard to find was quickly silenced, and she herself was threatened with death.
On the other hand, in order to share clues with Amy, the one-way communication between the two also needs to be encrypted, and in order to maintain the emotional stability of the crew, any bad news is not allowed to spread, and various settings add to the suspense of the story.
The deeper you go, the darker it gets.
Amy boarded the submarine to investigate whether the crew died of a drug overdose, the preliminary autopsy results showed that it was murder, and after the "murderer" confessed, it was found that the cause of death was not drugs, but poisoning, and the real culprit was someone else.
In just two episodes, the plot twists and turns, confusing.
The 6-episode miniseries has aired 3 episodes so far, but why the fishing boat is missing and why the crew died is still shrouded in fog.
But the audience can already perceive that these are just the introduction, about to lead to a huge conspiracy, that is, to do anything to maintain their nuclear deterrence in the world, which is probably something darker than the truth.
Playing Inspector Amy Silva is British actor Suren Jones (Doctor Foster), and Sheriff Kirston is played by Ruth Leslie, the "fire kiss" in Game of Thrones, who is also the real-life wife of Snow in Game of Thrones.
Because the male crew is the majority, the submarine is actually a very traditional male world, and the choice of two female police officers into the core of the story in the play not only highlights their "outsider" identity, but also collides with a lot of new ideas.
At the same time, there are also the chief sergeant major played by "Inspector Morse" Sean Evans ("Supermarket Sleepless", "Inspector Morse Prequel"), the major played by Connor Swingell ("*Love Self-Study Room"), and adam James ("Doctor Foster"), Peterson Joseph ("Go to His*'s World"), Martin Compston ("The Heavy Responsibility on the Shoulders") and other powerful actors to help.
From the "small" murder to the nuclear confrontation, "The Night's Watch" is progressive, and the pattern is ambitious. The shell is a suspenseful detective drama, and the core is a political thriller drama.
Therefore, whether you are a military fan, a spy war fan, or a criminal investigation fan, a suspense drama fan, you can find a sense of appetite in "Vigil".
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