The Nest is a British television drama thriller series starring Sophie Rundle, Martin Compston, and Mirren Mack. Broadcasting began on BBC One on 22 March 2020.
Synopsis Emily and Dan, a married couple who want to have a baby, find that they are unable to conceive. Kaya, an 18-year-old woman, offers to be their surrogate mother.
Cast and characters Sophie Rundle as Emily Docherty Martin Compston as Dan Docherty Mirren Mack as Kaya James Harkness as James Fiona Bell as Hilary Liz Ewing as Janis Shirley Henderson as Siobhan David Hayman as Souter Bailey Patrick as Callum Katie Leung as Eleanor
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Production The Nest was written by Nicole Taylor, directed by Andy De Emmony, and produced by Clare Kerr for Studio Lambert.
The series was filmed in Glasgow, East Kilbride, Paisley, and Helensburgh, in Scotland. A holiday rental house on the shore of Scotland's Loch Long called Cape Cove was used as Emily and Dan's house in the series. The scenes where Emily is swimming were also filmed in Loch Long. Kaya's flat is situated in Gorbals, while the fictional "Calderwood Falls" waterfall was actually a waterfall located at the Devil's Pulpit. The Devil's Pulpit has previously been used as a setting for Starz period drama Outlander.
Broadcast The series aired on BBC One from 22 March 2020. Reception The overall score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes is 93%, based on 15 reviews.
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian, calling the series a "knotty moreish new thriller", gave The Nest 3 out of 5 stars.
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