Vigil (2021) ◎

The investigation brings DCI Silva into contact with various groups, including high-level politicians and anti-nuclear activists, highlighting the domestic political entanglements of the nuclear program. Production and Impact Genre: Crime investigation / Police procedural.

The setting alternates between the claustrophobic environment of the submarine and the Clyde coast west of Glasgow, utilizing coastal Gothic tropes to heighten the sense of unease. Vigil (2021)

Academic analysis suggests that while Vigil reproduces some official narratives regarding national security, it also provides a "thinking space" for critical engagement with contemporary representations of nuclear weapons. The investigation brings DCI Silva into contact with