Claustrophobic with no means on or off and no means of getting away from somebody you do not agree with – an oil rig lends itself so completely because the setting of a drama, it is a shock we do not see extra exhibits based mostly on them.
New supernatural thriller merely known as The Rig sees a crew lower off from the mainland when a mysterious thick fog seems, and with no communication with the skin world and loads of dissent among the many characters, it isn’t lengthy till issues begin unravelling.
The first Amazon Video unique to be shot completely in Scotland, the present boasts a stellar solid of Scottish actors together with Martin Compston, Iain Glen and Mark Bonnar, and likewise contains Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire enjoying a personality we have not seen her do earlier than.
She instructed Sky News she sees parallels between the lives of these engaged on rigs, and people in her personal career.
“It’s much like an actor’s life with out all of the hazard.
“When I read it – because I knew nothing about rigs or that industry – I did think it was similar in the way that you go into this bubble with these people who you have to become close with instantly and then you’re going to leave.
“And forming actually shut attachments you can be indifferent to after was one thing that I’m comfy with and know.”
There was additionally some familiarity within the script for Line Of Duty star Martin Compston.
Brought up in Greenock in Scotland’s west central lowlands, the actor’s personal father labored on oil rigs, and buddies of his nonetheless do.
He instructed Sky News: “It was lovely to lean on them because being an actor, it can feel otherworldly to people who are not in the industry, so it was nice to lean on them and ask them about different things.
“But I’m positive they will choose me up on a couple of issues when it comes out.
“Because my dad still works in the shipyards, I got to give him my boots after the thing, which was lovely!”
As effectively as being a supernatural drama, The Rig additionally serves as an environmental warning.
But Compston says that does not change the truth that they’re there to serve an viewers.
Emily Hampshire. Pic: Amazon Prime
“I think our first role is to entertain, to get something with a message across it has to be entertaining first or people are just going to switch off, you know?
“So I feel that is what David’s [Macpherson – the show’s creator] script does very well, it is excessive octane, it is satisfying, after which I imply, local weather change is right here, it isn’t up for debate and we must be very pleased with what we achieved within the North Sea by way of the feats of engineering, and being Scottish it is part of our heritage we should always cherish and it is nonetheless bought a task to play going ahead, however that position is getting vastly lowered.
“The world’s changing and we need to evolve with it – Mark Bonner’s got that wonderful line – ‘you keep punching holes in the earth, eventually it’s going to punch back’.”
The present boasts a stellar solid of Scottish actors. Pic: Amazon Prime
Hampshire says she was eager to be concerned within the present as a result of she needed to play the scientist Rose within the hope she would grow to be extra like her.
The actress admitted: “I just love how work obsessed she is because I’m that way.
“But she’s this lady who goes into this man’s world and is unapologetic about it and does not care about being favored, which was one thing – I’m Canadian, we’re sorry for all the things, ‘I’m so sorry I exist’.
“I wanted some of that Rose kind of like, doesn’t give a s**t to rub off on me.”
The position introduced her to Scotland for the primary time, however she says she felt very at house within the nation.
“I just instantly felt like these are my people in a way – coz I’m Canadian and we are very different from Americans – there is really this connection, I feel, with UK actors and Scottish actors and people that we can make fun of ourselves.
“And there is a sense of humour that I reply to, that you simply guys have.”
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For Compston the opportunity to film a whole series without leaving his home country was something he really enjoyed.
“I’m happy to bits with it.
“The industry up there just feels like it’s thriving and [on previous jobs] people would come up to the location shoots – I’ve even done that myself on a big location movie – and then we come down and do the studio down south.
“But the actual fact now we’ve got these services, and we are able to really hold our crew, our very gifted crews native and have work there , I’m delighted with it.”
The Rig is out on Prime Video immediately.
Source: information.sky.com”
