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The Ridge(2025)

Archived · BBC Scotland

6 eps
S01
DramaMysteryThriller
ON AIR: JUL 27Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The Ridge builds its mystery through guarded conversations, uncertain accounts and a small town whose residents close ranks. Answers arrive under a cloud of suspicion: who knew what, who is lying, and why nobody seems willing to be open. The remote New Zealand setting gives the thriller an atmosphere of isolation, with unease gradually turning into something more frightening.

Mia’s grief makes the search for answers personal, but she is not an outsider with a clean slate. Her own secrets complicate her efforts to uncover the town’s, while the loss of her sister turns a hoped-for refuge into another source of distress. Her determination to dig deeper gives the unfolding mystery a painful family dimension, rather than treating the death as only a puzzle to solve.

Best for

small-town secrets, creeping dread and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Mystery

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

BBC Scotland

Official Premise

Mia, a Scottish doctor, in trouble at home, arrives in New Zealand to take refuge with her sister only to find her sister has died. Shock turns to mounting horror as she's drawn into a small town's web of lies and secrets.

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