Introduction

Sea of Souls is a British television drama series, based around the fictional activities of a group of investigators into psychic events. Produced in-house by BBC Scotland, in association with Sony Pictures Television International, the series debuted on BBC One in the UK in February 2004. A second series was shown from January 2005, with a third following in 2006. The programme was created by writer David Kane, who also wrote the entire first series. Psychic or psychical is a term referring to psi or extra-sensory abilities. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is the television and film production unit of Japan-based corporate giant Sony. ... Viewing Figure History BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

The central character is Dr. Douglas Monaghan, played by Bill Paterson, who is the head of a parapsychology unit at a fictional university in Glasgow, Scotland. In the first series he is assisted by Megan Sharma (Archie Panjabi) and Dr. Andrew Gemmill (Peter McDonald), but these characters were replaced – without any on-screen explanation – in the second series by Justine McManus (Dawn Steele) and Craig Stevenson (Iain Robertson). Bill Paterson is a Scottish actor who has appeared in many films, plays and television series. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Archie Panjabi is an acress born in 1973. ... Peter McDonald is an Irish actor, born in Dublin in 1972. ... Dawn Steele Dawn Anne Steele was born on December 11th, 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Iain Robertson (born on 27 May 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. ...

The series has seen the team encounter phenomena such as ghosts, reincarnation and voodooism. Each series has consisted of six one-hour episodes, initially comprising three two-part storylines. The first series was shown on consecutive Monday and Tuesday nights, but for series two the transmission days switched to Saturday and Sunday. Other changes introduced in the second series included the introduction of sub-plots to help with the pacing of each storyline, and more Scottish-focused storylines, the first series having been criticised for the characters' frequent trips to London. This article is about the paranormal. ... Past Lives redirects here. ... A large sequined Voodoo drapo or flag by the artist George Valris The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou, Voudou, or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based spiritist-animist religious tradition. ... This article is about the British city. ...

The third series was broadcast from January 7 – February 11, 2006, each episode airing in a 9.10pm-10.10pm slot. For this third run the format had been changed — the series now consisted of six individual one-episode stories instead of three two-parters, with the episodes being shown once per week on Saturday nights. Executive producer and BBC Scotland Head of Drama Barbara McKissack explained the change in format as being "a much better, faster paced format for this kind of show." ^[1] January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prominent guest stars in indivudual storylines have included Peter Capaldi, Siobhan Redmond, James Fleet and Colin Salmon. The first two series have been released on DVD in the UK. The programme has also been shown overseas, including on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who began showing the first series in September 2005. In total, the series has been sold to over forty countries as of December 2005.^[2] Peter Capaldi (born 1958) in Glasgow is a Scottish actor and director. ... Siobhan Redmond (born August 27, 1959) is a British actress. ... James Fleet is a British actor, most famous for his role as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. ... Colin Salmon (1962) is a British actor best known for playing the fictional character Charles Robinson in three James Bond films. ... The official DVD logo. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ...

The first series was produced by Phil Collinson, but after he left to produce the revival of Doctor Who, Stephen Garwood took over as producer for the second and third series. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2005 Phil Collinson is a British television producer. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ...

The BAFTA Scotland Awards took place on November 13th 2005 at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Sea of Souls won Best Drama while up against Taggart and Monarch of the Glen.

Locations

• The fictional "Clyde University" in the series is in real life Glasgow's University of Strathclyde, whose campus is a principal filming location, particularly during the second and third series.

• The home of the parapsychology deparment — the "Murray Thompson Building" — is the real-life James Weir Building, the home of the University of Strathclyde's Mechanical Engineering department, and is used extensively for interior and exterior shots in the series.

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Episode guide

Series One:

• Seeing Double — February 2 & February 3 2004, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by David Kane. Directed by James Hawes.
• Mind Over Matter — February 9 & February 10 2004, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by David Kane. Directed by Nick Willing.
• That Old Black Magic — February 16 & February 17 2004, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by David Kane. Directed by Richard Laxton.

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• Amulet — January 8 & January 9 2005, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by Ed Whitmore. Directed by Brian Kelly.
• Omen — January 15 & January 16 2005, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by Peter Jukes. Directed by Maurice Philips.
• Empty Promise — January 22 & January 23 2005, BBC One, 9pm.
  • Written by David Kane. Directed by Suri Krishnamma.

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• Insiders — January 7 2006, BBC One, 9.10pm.
  • Written by Ed Whitmore. Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence.
• Oracle — January 14 2006, BBC One, 9.10pm.
  • Written by Niall Leonard. Directed by Brian Kelly.
• Sleeper — January 21 2006, BBC One, 9.10pm.
  • Written by Paul Logue. Directed by Brian Kelly.
• The Newsroom — January 28 2006, BBC One, 9.10pm.
  • Written by Dusty Hughes. Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence.
• Succubus — February 4 2006, BBC One, 9.10 pm.
  • Written by Sergio Casci. Directed by Patrick Harkins.
• Rebound — February 11 2006, BBC One, 9.10pm.
  • Written by Chris Murray. Directed by Patrick Harkins.

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References

• ↑  BBC Press Office press pack for series three, released December 8th 2005

External links

• Sea of Souls at bbc.co.uk.
• Sea of Souls at the Internet Movie Database.
• Sea of Souls Forum Unofficial forum for Sea of Souls.