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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Scottish police drama with 'palpable tension' races up Netflix top 10 chart
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Netflix viewers are rushing to watch a 'suspenseful' Scottish crime drama that's drawn comparisons to Broadchurch. Initially airing on ITV in 2017, The Loch was created by Stephen Brady and follows DS Annie Redford (Breaking Bad's Laura Fraser), an officer with the Scottish Highland Police as she investigates the murder of piano teacher Niall Swift after he is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the picturesque village of Lochnafoy, Loch Fyne, Inveraray. However, it quickly emerges that a serial killer is responsible after its discovered part of Swift's brain has been removed and a human heart belonging to another victim is found close by With a huge task ahead, Glasgow based major investigation detective DCI Lauren Quigley (Happy Valley's Siobhan Finneran) is then brought in to lead the enquiry. Last week the six-part series (which was titled Loch Ness in the US) was added to Netflix, with viewers quickly taking the chance to binge it. The Loch is now the second most-watched TV show in the UK on the platform. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. When the series first aired, critics said it was 'definitely worth a look'. 'This tartan-clad Broadchurch shows a lot of promise, not least in the way it plays on people's Loch Ness fascinations,' the Express wrote in its review. 'The peel-the-onion format here is familiar by now, but Stephen Brady's script and a group of fine performances keep it intriguing, nonetheless. A fine diversion for summer evenings,' The New York Times shared. Untamed Loch Ness Amy Bradley is Missing Critical: Between Life and Death Angi: Fake Life, True Crime The Sandman WWE Smack Down My Melody and Kuromi Squid Game The Jury 'You'll probably figure out the ending to Loch Ness well before the fog lifts, but my hunch is you're here mainly for the luscious scenery,' The Washington Post said. 'It does a good job of slowly building up a portrait of a troubled but brilliant man with little regard for authority but great regard for the law itself. Definitely worth a look,' The Post NZ added. Meanwhile user amwilson-50395 said the show 'feels fresh and has you second guessing at every clue uncovered'. 'The desire to uncover the truth is overwhelming. Suspenseful moments intertwined in a mix of both fast- and slow-moving plot points, if you are into British crime dramas, this needs to be added to your must watch list,' they wrote on IMDB. Others said it was 'compelling', 'gripping' and 'superb'. At the time of The Loch's premiere, its star Laura said the following when asked to describe it. 'It's all very dark and creepy but also has moments that are quite tongue-in-cheek. It reminds me a wee bit of the classic movie An American Werewolf in London. It has that that vibe and there's a lot of animal symbolism – wolves, crows, mutilated sheep and, of course, plenty of mentions of the Loch Ness monster.' More Trending When initially teasing details of the show, ITV shared: 'What secrets lie beneath the surface? In this stunningly set crime drama, some monsters are no myth. For Detective Annie Redford, the hunt is on to catch a killer. 'A murder in a small Scottish town sends the community into shock, and local detective Annie Redford is thrust into her first murder case.' The Loch also stars Don Gilet as psychological profiler Blake Albrighton, John Sessions as Annie's boss DCI Frank Smilie, Gray O'Brien as Alan Redford, Annie's husband, and William Ash as local tourist operator Leighton Thomas. View More » Loch Ness is streaming on Netflix. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Netflix quietly cancels 'gem of a series' with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes MORE: 7 films celebrating women in sport after the Lionesses win Euro 2025 MORE: 'I'll die on that hill': WWE star reveals moment she fought against bosses' plans
Cosmopolitan
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Where You've Seen ‘Untamed' Star Eric Bana Before as He Plays Grumpy Detective Kyle Turner
A brand new series has just dropped on Netflix, and it's giving major Department Q, Yellowstone and Broadchurch vibes all in one. Untamed follows federal agent Kyle Turner (played by Eric Bana) who is pulled in to investigate the mysterious death of a woman in the wilderness of Yosemite National Park. The official log line reads: "A character-driven mystery-thriller that follows Kyle Turner (played by Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature's vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Inman on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past." Viewers may recognize Eric thanks to his acting career that spans over 30 years. As the series ends on Netflix, here's everything you need to know about Eric Bana including his previous roles and marital status. Eric Banadinović, known professionally as Eric Bana is an Australian actor, who began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Castle and the biographical crime film Chopper. Viewers may recognize Bana for performance in the war film Black Hawk Down, which came out in 2001. He is perhaps best known for playing Bruce Banner in the 2003 Hulk film. Bana has built a diverse and compelling career across film and television. He played the noble warrior Hector in the war epic Troy and took on a leading role in Steven Spielberg's historical thriller Munich in 2005. In 2009, he portrayed the villainous Nero in Star Trek, a critically acclaimed and commercially successful reboot of the sci-fi franchise. Throughout the 2010s, Bana continued to take on complex roles, including Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen in the war drama Lone Survivor and police Sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the supernatural horror film Deliver Us from Evil. He later took the title role in the true crime miniseries Dirty John, earning praise for his chilling performance. In 2020, he returned to his native Australia to star in the outback thriller The Dry. Yes, Eric Bana is married to publicist Rebecca Gleeson. They married in 1997, after Bana proposed to her on a trip to the United States, which he won from Cleo Magazine after being named their "Bachelor of the Year" in 1996. Bana and Gleeson have two children together - Klaus, who was born in 1999 and Sophia, born in 2002.
Cosmopolitan
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Where you've seen Untamed's Eric Bana before as he plays grumpy detective Kyle Turner in the Netflix series
A brand new series has just dropped on Netflix, and it's giving major Department Q, Yellowstone and Broadchurch vibes all in one. Untamed follows federal agent Kyle Turner (played by Eric Bana) who is pulled in to investigate the mysterious death of a woman in the wilderness of Yosemite National Park. The official log line reads: "A character-driven mystery-thriller that follows Kyle Turner (played by Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature's vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Inman on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past." Viewers may recognise Bana, whose acting career spans over 30 years. As the series ends on Netflix, here's everything you need to know about Eric Bana including his previous roles and marital status. Eric Banadinović, known professionally as Eric Bana is an Australian actor, who began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Castle and the biographical crime film Chopper. Viewer may recognise Bana for performance in the war film Black Hawk Down, which came out in 2001. He is perhaps best known for playing Bruce Banner in the 2003 Hulk film. Bana has built a diverse and compelling career across film and television. He played the noble warrior Hector in the war epic Troy and took on a leading role in Steven Spielberg's historical thriller Munich in 2005. In 2009, he portrayed the villainous Nero in Star Trek, a critically acclaimed and commercially successful reboot of the sci-fi franchise. Throughout the 2010s, Bana continued to take on complex roles, including Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen in the war drama Lone Survivorand police Sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the supernatural horror film Deliver Us from Evil. He later took the title role in the true crime miniseries Dirty John, earning praise for his chilling performance. In 2020, he returned to his native Australia to star in the outback thriller The Dry. Yes, Eric Bana is married to publicist Rebecca Gleeson. They married in 1997, after Bana proposed to her on a trip to the United States, which he won from Cleo Magazine after being named their "Bachelor of the Year" in 1996. Bana and Gleeson have two children together - Klaus, who was born in 1999 and Sophia, born in 2002. Untamed is available to stream on Netflix.
Metro
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Netflix's new crime thriller is the best of 2025 so far for one key reason
Netflix's new drama Untamed wastes no time with boring throat-clearing up top. Time is of the essence: we only have six episodes to piece together who killed the young woman we see tumble off a cliff in the very first scene. Set in the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park (at least in the B-roll, the show was filmed in British Columbia), we zoom in to the hulking granite monolith El Capitan. A couple of climbing aficionados are trying to scale the thing. The sheer rockface has claimed over 30 lives, including seasoned climbers, and is about to add another victim to the tally when an unidentified woman falls down into the climbers' tangle of ropes, belays and carabiners. It's a stomach-snatching opener. The park rangers who respond on the scene are quickly usurped by the grizzled gunslinger Kyle Turner (Eric Bana), a parks special agent who strolls in on a horse ('Here comes Gary Cooper') to tell them they're all doing their jobs wrong. Among the lowly ranger class is Naya Vasquez (Lily Santiago, providing welcome light relief), a newcomer from the Los Angeles force who's taking endless slack for it. Despite an aversion to horse-riding and a naivety about the park, she finagles her way onto the Jane Doe case with Turner. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. Turner's boss Paul Souter (Sam Neill) and everyone else in the department is keen to write the death off as a suicide. But Turner suspects there's more to it. None-spoilery-spoiler: he's right. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Created by Elle Smith and Mark L Smith (The Revenant scribe, so no stranger to conjuring an unforgiving setting), Untamed at first glance looks like another bog-standard police procedural. But what puts it head and shoulders above any of the crime thrillers Netflix has offered up so far this year – and more in the leagues of Broadchurch or Mare of Easttown – is the inventive setting, with a cast singing in perfect harmony. World-weariness and – we later discover, although clues are there from the start – family tragedy show in Turner's every interaction. He barely smiles. He often doesn't reply to people. He lives in a cabin teeming with packing boxes, unclear whether he's coming or going (it certainly does not have that box-fresh look a lot of Netflix homes do). He has a habit of calling his ex-wife Jill (Rosemarie DeWitt) at 2.30am to muse over the tatters of their once-happy lives. He's the quintessential difficult detective and it's some of Bana's best work. You completely forget this is Prince Hector, the Hulk or King Henry VIII. This is Kyle Turner and he's going through it. It's no easy task he's up against. Trying to enforce the rule of law on this wilderness is a fool's errand. Turner lays it out pretty succinctly himself: 'This park's the size of Rhode Island. It's got five separate highway entrances, bringing in over 100,000 people a week.' This is a place where CCTV is thin on the ground and the forensic experts called in are the type who specialise in vultures that pick over human remains (which happens to more than one person). Traversing this colossal haystack to find the slightest of clues can only be done on horseback or by chopper. More Trending At a distance, the park looks desolate. But amongst the trees, waterfalls and deer-filled meadows are pockets of civilisation that Turner and Vasquez brush up against, as they try to figure out who the dead woman was and, later, who killed her. Everything and everyone is real. And most of them are suspects. Because for all its beauty, the park invites a frightening lawlessness. 'Something about putting people in the wilderness – they figure nobody's watching, so they do whatever bad stuff pops in their head,' says ranger Bruce Milch (William Smillie, with more light relief), explaining the deaths and disappearances that happen with alarming regularity. As the twists and turns take shape, bringing into question unsolved cases from years gone by, Untamed becomes a show you will struggle to look away from. You will gasp. You will sweat. And you'll come away wishing there might have been more throat-clearing up top after all. View More » Untamed is available to stream on Netflix. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Netflix viewers 'infuriated' over gripping new true crime documentary MORE: Ragtag Zohran Mamdani protest likened to Netflix comedy sketch MORE: Netflix drops horrifying Stranger Things season 5 trailer but fans have one problem
News.com.au
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Developers accused of forcing residents out of town
Residents of an idyllic UK village made famous by a hit TV show have accused 'faceless developers' of ruining their town. Disgruntled locals in Littlebredy, Dorset, have said their picturesque town has become 'totally different' after a number of changes, The Sun reports. Set in the heart of the 2,047-acre (828ha) Bridehead Estate, the tiny hamlet was thrust into the spotlight when it featured in ITV crime drama 'Broadchurch'. But now residents say their tranquil slice of rural England is under siege – and they are already fighting back. Until recently, the estate had been in the hands of Sir Philip and Lady Catherine Williams – the seventh generation of the family to live there since 1797. The couple were seen as part of the village's fabric, opening up the stunning grounds and waterfall to locals and visitors alike. But the large number of Broadchurch fans descending onto their home and gawping at the houses saw them become increasingly frustrated. It meant the £30 million ($A62 million) estate – which includes a manor house and thatched cottages – was sold by the popular owners to a 'faceless' investment company called Belport Ltd, the Telegraph reports. Just last month, the path to the lake and a tumbling waterfall -which was used as a crime scene in 'Broadchurch' – was closed, piling on misery for residents. However, locals have vented their frustrations after the multimillion-dollar estate was sold off, fearing their community is being ripped apart in a secretive land grab. Oxfordshire-based Belport Ltd have padlocked the gates to the estate and slapped up warning signs telling walkers to keep out. Belport said it may reopen the path if 'issues' could be addressed. The firm claims it's for 'health and safety' reasons, but villagers say it's nonsense. Protester Russell Giles, 65, from Dorchester, told the Telegraph: 'They are taking away land that's been used by the public for 65 years. 'It feels so heavy-headed and unnecessary, a faceless corporation taking over. The idea that they are doing it for health and safety is ludicrous. 'If we don't fight for our rights, we lose access to nature. And here, people might also lose their homes. It feels like an injustice.' The first casualty was longstanding resident and well-known cookery writer Christine McFadden, who was forced out after her tenancy wasn't renewed. 'I lived in Littlebredy for 21 years and absolutely loved it. But now it is totally different,' she said. Her old home has now been turned into an office for the new estate managers. She added: 'I was so upset when I got asked to move, but now I'm glad I don't live there. No one knows what's happening.' And Christine isn't the only one. Dozens of worried residents fear they could be next, with many living in homes under rolling short-term tenancy agreements. One local, who didn't want to be named, admitted they have 'no idea who the new owners are' and confessed that residents are 'completely powerless'. Belport has claimed it has no plans to evict anyone and is simply carrying out upgrades to bring the homes up to 'minimum energy and safety standards'. Last week, around 70 campaigners and locals took part in a mass Right to Roam protest. Frustrated residents scaled a stone wall, enjoyed a picnic by the waterfall and read poetry in protest. Locals fear the upgrades will push rents sky-high, pricing them out of the homes their families have lived in for generations. 'POWERLESS' The anonymous local said the community feels 'at the mercy of the investors' and it seems like 'an end of an era'. Organiser Nadia Shaikh blasted the move from Belport as morally wrong, saying: 'Of course the new owners have the legal right to take access away, but to do so is, in our view, morally wrong and deeply sad.' In a statement, Belport said: 'Belport's background is in estate management and we have the goal of modernising and improving our assets through ongoing investment. 'Having bought the Bridehead estate, our principal focus is to orchestrate a sequence of upgrade works to each of the estate properties in Littlebredy, which will bring them up to current and anticipated minimum energy and safety standards required of all landlords. 'Contrary to reports, there are no plans to evict anyone.' The statement adds that access to the waterfall and lake, which has been accessible since the 1950s, had been 'temporarily suspended pending a health and safety review of access routes, trees and open water'. However, the company states that if any issues that arise can be addressed 'sufficiently [then] we intend to reopen the area to the public'.
