Loch Ness

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Season 1
  • Network: Acorn TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 19, 2017
User Score
4.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 5 out of 14
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  1. shoulderoforion
    Feb 20, 2018
    4
    this show was objectively bad. while british police shows are some of my favorite things to zone out to, and be entertained by, this show with all it's dependence on red herrings didn't play fair to the whole point of crime fiction, and was a waste of time spent
  2. gailmindy
    Jul 18, 2017
    0
    I googled reviews of this show to see if others had the same thoughts I did and I am vindicated. Lush scenery, but too many side stories that don't seem critical to the plot. I.e. the kid in a supposed coma whose mom keeps sedating him? What is it with Siobhan Finneran - will she only accept roles as a detective? This is the third show she has starred as one. Well, I will watch to theI googled reviews of this show to see if others had the same thoughts I did and I am vindicated. Lush scenery, but too many side stories that don't seem critical to the plot. I.e. the kid in a supposed coma whose mom keeps sedating him? What is it with Siobhan Finneran - will she only accept roles as a detective? This is the third show she has starred as one. Well, I will watch to the end only to find out the answers to the questions I'm left with presently.… Expand
  3. cybersleuth58
    Sep 4, 2017
    10
    Haunting police procedural taking place in a small Scottish village of Lochnafoy. It begins with the murder of a seemingly well liked piano teacher and takes off with a series of murders.

    Laura Fraser plays DS Annie Cathrow, while Siobhan Finneran plays DCI Lauren Quigley, an aggressive, hard boiled and career oriented police officer seconded from Glasgow. The two characters are mirror    Haunting police procedural taking place in a small Scottish village of Lochnafoy. It begins with the murder of a seemingly well liked piano teacher and takes off with a series of murders.

    Laura Fraser plays DS Annie Cathrow, while Siobhan Finneran plays DCI Lauren Quigley, an aggressive, hard boiled and career oriented police officer seconded from Glasgow. The two characters are mirror images of one another. DS Cathro's career has been put on hold bc her husband will not move to the city, whereas DCI Quigley is in the running for promotion to Detective Superintendent. Both women are under tremendous pressure to see this through - Cathro because she is at a stage in her life when she wants to feel more accomplished as a cop, Quigley because she has worked long and hard to get to where she is headed. The chemistry between the two female leads is remarkable.    … Expand
  4. Joaniegirl
    Oct 5, 2018
    1
    Very poorly cast. Actors not believable in their roles and very lame story. Quite disappointing.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 22, 2017
    50
    Better at atmospherics than plot specifics, Loch Ness is prone to red herrings and subplots tend to muddy the waters, delaying a melodramatic denouement that is only slightly more credible than the existence of a prehistoric sea beast. [26 Jun - 9 Jul 2017, p.13]
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Jun 19, 2017
    70
    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.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jun 19, 2017
    75
    In truth, the mystery is somewhat overplotted and there are scattered moments when we wouldn’t fully believe certain character decisions, but we’re already too hooked on wanting to know who is responsible for the deaths of a music teacher, a socially awkward high school kid, and two of his classmates, not to mention a man anchored to the floor of the loch with a curling stone.
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