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Hannah Hastings

Vigil: Where is BBC navy drama starring Suranne Jones filmed and can you visit?

New BBC detective drama Vigil is already proving a big hit, with viewers enjoying some of the stunning scenery on show.

The six-part show, starring Suranne Jones and Martin Compston, sees Jones play DCI Amy Silva, as she investigates a suspicious death on board a navy submarine.

Silva is helped by DS Kirsten Longacre, played by Game Of Thrones star Rose Leslie, who, back on the mainland, unearths a conspiracy, The Express reports.

While much of the drama is shot on board the fictional submarine , HMS Vigil, many scenes were filmed in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Scenes shot on dry land include the Squinty Bridge, also known as The Clyde Arc which stretches across the River Clyde.

Submarine drama Vigil (BBC/World Productions)

Opened in 2006, the bridge is easily recognisable with its curved design which allows pedestrians to cross the river.

Blythswood Square also features as a background for the Scotland-based show, located near the University of Glasgow.

These four Georgian terraces currently operate as a five-star luxury hotel, with stunning views from a private balcony overlooking the gardens and city skyline.

Speaking about filming in Glasgow, lead director James Strong, said: "The biggest challenge for any director setting up a show is to 'build the world’. To set the visual approach and work with the team to execute this. And with Vigil there was a lot to build!

"First of all there was a Trident submarine - the setting for the majority of the show. I like to shoot on real locations - but for obvious reasons this was largely impossible, so we had to create a big enough space to contain the action and be big enough to work in and yet retain all the claustrophobia of a real submarine.

"Creating HMS Vigil was an enormous endeavour, brilliantly carried out by designer Tom Sayer and his team. It looked incredible, was a great place to shoot."

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