Scottish actor Martin Compston is enjoying global success with his new thriller The Rig.

The Amazon Prime drama, which follows a group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig who are trapped when a mysterious fog enshrouds them and sparks a chain of supernatural events, has shot to the top of the streaming giant's charts in the UK and abroad.

It was the most-watched show in Britain over the weekend, as well Prime's top show in America, Germany and a string of other countries.

The National: Martin Compston at The Rig world premiere – Edinburgh

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The six-part series was also the service's second most popular show across Australia.

Compston has thanked his near-550k Twitter followers for their support.

He said: "Thanks for all the lovely messages coming in about The Rig, and thanks to everyone for tuning in. It really means a lot."