Stonemouth

Stonemouth

2015
Stonemouth
Stonemouth

Stonemouth

6.5 | en | Drama

Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP2  Episode 2
Jun. 13,2015
Episode 2

Stewart persuades Ellie to help find out what happened to Cal. But the mystery has far from played out - they have to race to prevent further fall out amongst the Murston clan.

EP1  Episode 1
Jun. 08,2015
Episode 1

Stewart Gilmour arrives home in Stonemouth after two years in exile. Sad circumstances bring him back: his best friend has died, apparently at his own hands. Convinced it can't be suicide, Stewart resolves to find out what really happened, which means he must face the girl he left behind.

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Released: 2015-06-08 | Released Producted By: BBC Scotland , Slate North Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qxkvz
Synopsis

Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.

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Cast

Christian Cooke , Charlotte Spencer , Peter Mullan

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Prismark10 Stonemouth is an adaptation of Iain Banks penultimate novel. Its the first to be televised since The Crow Road. Like The Crow Road it has a dark undercutting and plenty of flashbacks as well as on screen narration.Christian Cooke is Stewart Gilmour, returning to Stonemouth, a fictional port town for the funeral of his childhood friend Callum Murston who committed suicide and who helped Stewart out as a child when a mentally deranged boy ran amok with a sword.Callum's father, Don Murston (Peter Mullan) a local crime boss and his two other sons had chased Stewart out of town five years earlier for messing round with his daughter Ellie.Stewart has been allowed back in to attend the funeral and is expected to scamper back to London fast. However Stewart is suspicious of the death and decides to ask uncomfortable questions. He also gets together with Ellie thus incurring the wrath of the Murston's.Stonemouth the town is like a place from the wild west. Its run by Don Murston and his two sons are his lackeys and enforcers. The sons are referred to at one point as the Chuckle Brothers, seemingly incompetent and lacking in brain cells. No wonder then that someone else is easily manipulating them.I could never get over why they were so upset that Ellie who we see snorting cocaine and is caught fooling around with Stewart is expected to be so pure and kept away from boys. She is a good looking lady and Stewart is supposed to be Don's Godson.The two part series had an interesting set up. Plenty of good looking actors but not much cop in the acting stakes. For that you rely on the older cast members. The second episode got a bit silly. It relied too much on coincidence, luck and people doing stupid things. It all felt underwhelming and undercooked. The Crow Road although a longer serial was better.