An t-Eilean

An t-Eilean
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Nicholas Osborne
Written by	Nicholas Osborne Patsi Mackenzie
Screenplay by	Nicholas Osborne
Directed by	Tom Sullivan
Starring	Sorcha Groundsell Sagar Radia Elspeth Turner Iain Macrae Sinéad MacInnes Andrew MacInnes Meredith Brook Sam James Smith Kenny Boyle Colin McCredie Sharyn Ferguson
Country of origin	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Original language	Scottish Gaelic
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Arabella Page Croft
Running time	47-51 minutes
Production companies	Black Camel Pictures MG Alba Screen Scotland
Original release
Network	BBC Alba
Release	14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)

An t-Eilean (The Island) is a Scottish Gaelic-language crime drama television series produced for BBC Alba by Black Camel Pictures and broadcast in January 2025.

Premise

Set in the Outer Hebrides, four siblings return to their family home after the death of their mother with their father being questioned by police.[1]

Cast

• Sorcha Groundsell as Kat Crichton
• Sagar Radia as DCI Ahmed Halim
• Elspeth Turner as Lady Mary
• Iain Macrae as Sir Douglas
• Sinéad MacInnes as Eilidh
• Andrew Macinnes as Calum
• Meredith Brook as Sìne
• Sam James Smith as Ruaraidh
• Kenny Boyle as An Dotair
• Colin McCredie as PC Alan Irons
• Sharyn Ferguson as Tracey

Production

The four-part series has a storyline by Nicholas Osborne and is co-written by Patsi Mackenzie. It is produced by Black Camel Pictures and directed by Tom Sullivan. Arabella Page Croft, executive producer at Black Camel Pictures, described it as "the first ever high-end Gaelic-language drama made in Scotland".[2] The series has a budget of £1M an episode.[3]

In April 2024, Sorcha Groundsell, Elspeth Turner and Iain Macrae were cast in the lead roles.[4] Additionally, Sagar Radia has a role in the series.[5]

Principal photography took place on Harris, Outer Hebrides in April 2024 with filming locations including Amhuinnsuidhe Castle.[6]

Broadcast

The series was broadcast from 14 January 2025 on BBC Alba, along with the boxset on BBC iPlayer. It will be broadcast as a double-bill on BBC Four on its Saturday night drama slot from 15 February 2025.[7][8]

References

1. Forbes, Ellie (18 March 2024). "BBC ALBA: Gaelic drama series set to hit international screens". Scottish Field. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
2. "BBC ALBA announces first high-end Gaelic drama series". Herald Scotland. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
3. "Locals wanted to star in new high-end Gaelic drama series". Herald Scotland. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
4. "Cast announced for BBC's first Gaelic crime thriller". BBC News. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
5. "First look at BBC's most expensive Gaelic drama". bbc.com. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
6. Carrell, Severin (13 April 2024). "An t-Eilean: £1m-an-episode drama to bring Outer Hebrides to global audience". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
7. Griffiths, Kathie (20 March 2024). "Are you ready for The Island?". West Coast Today. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
8. "An t-Eilean Beach. BBC Alba's The Island, a four-part series out in 2025, is set to put Gaelic-language drama on the global map says its makers". West Coast Today. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

External links

• An t-Eilean at IMDb