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When the world's diminishing sources of energy, vast untapped oil, and gas below the seabed of the Arctic become a source of international conflict and the Cold War, a research submarine with the elite of scientists and experts from Britain, Russia, and the U.S. goes into the ocean to find a solution to the global energy crisis. In addition to deposits of precious resources, the abyss also hides a dark secret.
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Episode 1
57 mins
The submarine 'Hermes' disappears in the Arctic,along with its module 'Caspar' with marine biologist Catherine Donnelly on board. Six months later Catherine's engineer husband Clem joins the crew of another submarine,the 'Orpheus',to discover the fate of the 'Hermes',and captained by Frances Kelly,who is in an affair with married crew-man Samson. Also on board is salvage expert Raymond Hopkins,who plays Frances and Clem a recording of Catherine's last words,implying that the 'Hermes' was swallowed by something huge. The 'Hermes' is located but the 'Orpheus' gets stuck on the sea-bed with a mysterious craft hovering above it. Another crew member Maddy dies after arguing with Raymond,causing suspicion as to the real reason for his presence.