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An t-Eilean

TV·2025–present·BBC iPlayer·Drama, Crime·49m·6.2·Created by Nick Osborne

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Set against the elemental landscape of the Outer Hebrides, An t-Eilean is a compelling crime story that follows a family caught up in a murder investigation very close to home. When their mother is found murdered in the family castle, four adult children return to the Scottish island of their birth as their father is questioned over her death.

Cast

Sorcha GroundsellSorcha GroundsellKat CrichtonSagar RadiaSagar RadiaDCI Ahmed HalimIain MacRaeIain MacRaeSir DouglasSinead MacInnesSinead MacInnesEilidhElspeth TurnerElspeth TurnerLady Mary
Andrew Macinnes
Andrew MacinnesCalum
Meredith Brook
Meredith BrookSìne
Sam James Smith
Sam James SmithRuaraidh

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