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Under Salt Marsh Debuts on Sky Atlantic and NOW

Early reviews highlight standout performances in a stark coastal setting where rising waters press on the investigation.

Overview

  • The six-part drama premiered with two episodes on January 30, with the remaining four arriving weekly through February.
  • Kelly Reilly plays former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis, whose discovery of a pupil’s body draws in her ex-partner Eric Bull and reopens the unsolved disappearance of her niece.
  • Rafe Spall co-stars alongside an ensemble featuring Jonathan Pryce, Harry Lawtey, Naomi Yang and Kimberley Nixon.
  • Creator Claire Oakley writes and directs, framing an approaching once-in-a-generation storm and rising seas as central forces in the narrative.
  • Production filmed extensively on location in north-west Wales, including Barmouth, Fairbourne, Anglesey, the Mawddach Estuary and Llanbedr, with a marsh set built in Cardiff, as critics praise the show’s mood and cinematography within a growing wave of Welsh noir.