Sorcha Groundsell on location for BBC Alba’s first crime thriller.
Called The Island and costing more than £1 million per episode, BBC Alba’s four-part thriller is centred around a murder investigation.
Sorcha Groundsell, who grew up in Lewis and Glasgow, has been cast in the lead role – a family liaison officer who returns to her home island following the murder of a millionaire’s wife.
She has previously appeared in HBO series His Dark Materials, BBC drama Shetland and Netflix’s The Innocents.
‘Momentous opportunity’
The cast also includes Iain Macrae, who appeared in Gaelic drama Bannan and Amazon Prime’s Outlander series and Edinburgh-based actor, writer and filmmaker Elspeth Turner.
Filming has started in Lewis, Harris and Glasgow.
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle in Harris will be the main location.
Groundsell said: “I’m thrilled to be part of this incredible series and honoured to participate in breaking new ground for the Gaelic language.”
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A suspect fleeing from the police in a lonely glen in Gaeldom.