AN T-EILEAN announced for BBC ALBA

Black Camel and BBC ALBA have announced their new series AN T-EILEAN (THE ISLAND), the UK’s first high-end Gaelic drama series, combining the language with some English. A tense, twisting story of lies, loss and long-buried secrets, the murder mystery is set against the elemental backdrop of the Western Isles of Scotland. It will air in early 2025 on BBC ALBA, BBC iPlayer and BBC Four.

The series follows Kat Crichton, a young Family Liaison Officer assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a local tycoon’s wife at a remote island mansion alongside her boss, DCI Ahmed Halim. The murder investigation unravels on the island of Lewis and Harris, from where Kat mysteriously fled ten years previously. Patsi Mackenzie is co-writer, having penned all four 50-min episodes with Nicholas Osborne.