Coldwater – Andrew Lincoln’s Wild Highland Thriller
So, there’s this new ITV drama called Coldwater , and it’s got people talking. At the heart of it is Andrew Lincoln, who most of us still picture as Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead . After spending about 15 years battling zombies, growling through gravelly dialogue, and surviving endless apocalyptic chaos, Lincoln has stepped into something very different – and honestly, quite wild.
In Coldwater , he plays John, a man who is, frankly, a bit of a mess. The show kicks off with him running through the woods, bloodied and panicked. Then, we flash back a couple of months earlier to discover how he got into this situation. And what we find is not a hero, but a man fumbling through life. John witnesses violence in a playground, panics, and ends up leaving one of his kids behind in the chaos. That mistake haunts him, and in an attempt to rebuild, the family relocates to a remote Scottish village.
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But here’s the thing – John is not exactly reliable. He’s meant to be a stay-at-home dad, but he’s hopeless at managing the house, the kids, or even his marriage. His wife Fiona, played by Indira Varma, feels far too sharp and capable to be stuck cleaning up after his failures, yet she’s the one holding everything together. John, meanwhile, wallows in insecurity and avoidance, embodying the show’s exploration of modern masculinity in crisis.
The village, however, is not the peaceful fresh start they were hoping for. Almost immediately, John crosses paths with Angus, a local bully, and things spiral. After one tense confrontation too many, John ends up killing Angus in the woods – and not in a way that could ever be written off as self-defense. Instead of confessing, he’s pulled into an even darker web when his neighbor, Tommy, steps in. Tommy is played by Ewen Bremner with chilling intensity – a devout Christian who also happens to be obsessed with serial killers. He offers to “help” John cover up the crime, but of course, his idea of help comes with sinister strings attached.
From there, the show transforms into a kind of Highlands version of Deliverance , where paranoia, violence, and twisted morality all collide. John gets tangled deeper with Tommy and his unsettling wife Rebecca, played by Eve Myles, while their seemingly normal son starts noticing that something is not right. Add in the watchful villagers, a young shop assistant who complicates matters further, and a creeping sense that no one is entirely trustworthy, and Coldwater turns into a feverish thriller that’s equal parts ridiculous and gripping.
Critics have called it “top quality nonsense,” and that feels spot on. It doesn’t always make sense, but it knows exactly what kind of show it wants to be – pulpy, suspenseful, and a little unhinged. If you’re looking for deep commentary on masculinity and marriage, it’s buried under the body count. But if you want a tense, unpredictable ride set against the Scottish Highlands, Coldwater delivers in spades.
And honestly? Watching Andrew Lincoln stumble from zombies into this nightmare of small-town secrets and blood-soaked woods feels like the perfect career swerve. It might be nonsense, but it’s the good kind.
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