Tatau (TV series)

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]

Tatau
GenreDrama
Created byRichard Zajdlic
Written byRichard Zajdlic
Starring
Composer(s)Karl Steven
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)Rob Pursey
Production location(s)
CinematographyDale McCready
Running time38 minutes[2]
Production company(s)
Release
Original networkBBC Three
Original releaseApril 12 (2015-04-12) –
May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)

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]

References
  1. Mohan, Isabel (12 April 2015). "Tatau, episode 1, review: 'grating'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Webb, Claire (12 April 2015). "What is Tatau?". RadioTimes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "Supernatural drama Tatau gets UK release date this Sunday on BBC Three". Staffordshire Newsletter. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. Mellor, Louisa (10 April 2015). "Introducing Tatau: BBC Three's new supernatural drama". Den of Geek. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. Tirdad Derakhshani (18 April 2015). "'Orphan Black' continues to stun, while BBC America's 'Tatau' is must-miss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. Isabel Mohan (12 April 2015). "'Tatau, episode 1, review: 'grating'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. Isabel Mohan (16 April 2015). "TV Review: 'Tatau'". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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