Call for film extras as new drama sails into town
Extras are wanted to join the cast of Martin Compston’s latest TV thriller which is filming in Scotland next month.
BBC crime drama Vigil is shooting in the Dumbarton area in February and March and the production team are looking for local men and women to join the cast of the military-themed show.
Universal Extras Ltd, who supply supporting artists for TV shows and films across the UK, put out a call for Scots to play submariners over the next two months.
A spokesman for the agency said:“The first roles have been added to the jobs board for a military crime drama.
“They are looking for people with good availability in
February and March, aged between 16 and 50 with easy access to Dumbarton.”
The background roles available for men are“part of the crew”and “part of the ship”.
While female extras would play “an important member of the crew”.
The six-part series from the makers of Line of Duty and
Bodyguard also stars Suranne Jones.
The drama is written and created by Bafta-nominated writer Tom Edge who is known The Crown.
It focuses on a mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board a Trident nuclear submarine.
The incidents bring the police into conflict with the
Navy and British security services.
Jones leads the cast as DCI
Amy Silva, who leads an investigation on land and at sea looking into a conspiracy that threatens the very heart of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
The Doctor Foster ace’s role is the only character that has been announced, but she is backed up by an all star cast.
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston is on board, along with fellow Scots that include Outlander’s Gary Lewis and Rose Leslie, who played Ygritte in Game of Thrones.
Bodyguard baddie Anjli Mohindra and Paterson Joseph, best known as Peep Show’s Alan Johnson, also star.