Tatau
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Joe Layton (New Worlds, Father Brown) and Theo Barklem-Biggs (Silk, The Inbetweeners Movie) have been cast as Kyle Connor and Paul 'Budgie' Griffiths – the lead roles in BBC AMERICA's new drama Tatau. Set in the Cook Islands, the (8×60) series, written by Richard Zajdlic, is co-produced by Touchpaper TV (Being Human) and New Zealand's largest screen production company, South Pacific Pictures, for BBC Three and BBC AMERICA.
Tatau follows Kyle (Layton) and Budgie (Barklem-Biggs), two twenty-something friends from London that set off to travel the world. Ahead of the journey, Kyle gets a Maori-style tattoo to celebrate their eventual destination: the Cook Islands.
When snorkeling in a lagoon, Kyle finds the dead body of a local girl, Aumea, tied up underwater. Returning to the lagoon with the police, Kyle finds her corpse has disappeared. But Kyle knows what he saw. Desperate to uncover what happened, Kyle and Budgie find themselves sucked deeper and deeper into a world of Maori myths, symbols, and hallucinatory visions… until finally the full meaning of Kyle's tattoo is revealed.
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Season01
- S01E01
Episode 1April 12, 2015—Previous to his backpacking trip around the world, Kyle had a tattoo inked on his arm - a mark that he had designed himself. Upon his arriva - S01E02
Episode 2April 19, 2015—Convinced that a terrible crime is going to be committed, Kyle becomes entangled with a powerful local family. He also delves deeper into th - S01E03
Episode 3April 26, 2015—The strange Maori chief shows Kyle how his destiny has led him to the island. But Aumea is torn - she feels a deep connection to Kyle, and c - S01E04
Episode 4May 3, 2015—Having taken a flight to the mainland, Kyle and Budgie try to get on with their holiday and party but the trouble they've unleashed is about - S01E05
Episode 5May 10, 2015—Budgie languishes in hospital at death's door, Kyle tries to prove to Aumea that Koringo can't be trusted, but things culminate in another t - S01E06
Episode 6May 10, 2015—Kyle returns to the island of Manutaki with Budgie's spirit, convinced that together, they have the power to save Aumea. It's clear to Kyle - S01E07
Episode 7May 17, 2015—Following his death-defying victory, Kyle discovers a new power which enables him to uncover Dries's murder. Suspicion falls on Maui and Lar - S01E08
Episode 8May 17, 2015—Kyle's plans to run away with Aumea are hampered, but he is still determined to change the future. With Calcott prophesising Armageddon, Mau
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