Tatau (TV series)
2015 British TV series or programme
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Tatau is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Three on 12 April 2015.[3] The programme is a supernatural murder mystery set in the Cook Islands.[4] The series consists of 8 episodes.[1]
- Joe Layton
- Theo Barklem-Biggs
- Barry Atsma
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Richard Zajdlic |
| Written by | Richard Zajdlic |
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| Composer | Karl Steven |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Rob Pursey |
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| Cinematography | Dale McCready |
| Running time | 38 minutes[2] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | April 12 – May 17, 2015 |
Cast
- Joe Layton as Kyle Connor
- Theo Barklem-Biggs as Pete 'Budgie' Griffiths
- Barry Atsma as Dries
- Shushila Takao as Aumea Vaipiti
- Temuera Morrison as Anaru Vaipiti
- Cian Elyse White as Lara
- Alexander Tarrant as Maui Vaipiti
- Tai Berdinner-Blades as Tyler
- Kirk Torrance as Reverend Calcott
- Aruna Po-Ching as Patea Vaipiti
Critical reception
The critical reception to Tatau has been generally negative. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "must-miss" television, a "weak show" with an "incredibly annoying hero"[5] and The Daily Telegraph's Isabel Mohan called the show "grating", "tedious" and "far-fetched".[6] Brian Lowry of Variety was more ambivalent, saying that it "works as a modest mystery/picturesque travelogue, provided one can get past the hackneyed premise and almost complete lack of character establishment... a mildly watchable thriller, assuming viewers don't dwell too much on the white-savior-in-exotic-locale undertones."[7]
