Going under

SUBMERGED TRUTH

Shadowy submarine death leaves detective with sinking feeling

TV preview by Emily Bright

AMYSTERIOUS shadow pops up on the radar of a Scottish trawler. serving on the submarine Soon after, its fishing lines are dragged unwilling to underwater. The boat descends into dredge up the the deep as the fishermen fight for truth of what has their lives. So begins new thriller Vigil, happened. which launches its first episode today Crew members (Saturday 28 August) on BBC One. are reluctant to

Submerged in a nuclear submarine, collaborate with Silva, HMS Vigil, Chief Petty Officer Craig Burke fearing the wrath of their (Martin Compston) detects the trawler’s superiors. The spectre of sinking on sonar. He is deperate to save a scandal lingers over the the lives of the fishermen, and appeals to submarine, but everyone is his senior officers to intervene. But they afraid to confront a truth that could want to protect the submarine’s secret darken the reputation of HMS Vigil. location, so refuse to aid those on the Silva relies on her trusted sergeant ailing vessel. to provide answers. Because their

Minutes later, one of the submarine’s conversations are being monitored, they crew members unexpectedly dies. resort to coded communications, not

Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva knowing who they can trust. Uncovering (Suranne Jones) is called to report the truth will prove tricky – as is often the for duty and learns that she will be case when any of us look beneath the investigating the death. She is assigned surface of our everyday life. to HMS Vigil for It can be difficult to three days to interrogate crew Uncovering the truth know who to trust, and to distinguish between what members and discover what will prove tricky is true and what is false. Sometimes, the foundations happened. Silva of what we believe to be true is assisted by her colleague, Detective can crumble underneath us, or those that Sergeant Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie), we trust can let us down. In such times, who pursues her own lines of enquiry on it can be difficult to know what to anchor land. our lives in.

As time goes on, Silva suspects foul Through the passage of time, many play and murder. But her investigation people have found the solution by turning is obstructed at every turn, with those to an infallible friend: God.

Chief Petty Officer Craig Burke (Martin Compston) wants to help a trawler in crisis

In the Bible, one writer reflects: ‘Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him’ (Proverbs 30:5 English Standard Version). The writer recognises that God is a rock on which everyone can rely.

Those who read the words of God recorded in the Bible will discover the truth of his unconditional love, reliability and faithfulness. He is always there for anyone who seeks him.

If we let him, he will help us navigate our struggles. When we feel like sinking under the weight of our circumstances, he will be there to buoy us up.