Summary
An editor gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 90Audiences 80GoodWatch 84
Time to watch it all
4 h 24 min
6 episodes, about 44 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+16
First aired
2022
February 10, 2022
Ended 2022
Genres
DramaMysteryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HungarianMade in
Ireland
United Kingdom
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 24 · most episodes first
Conleth HillAlan Conway · 6 episodes
Lesley ManvilleSusan Ryeland · 6 episodes
Jude HillYoung Sam · 6 episodes
Ian Lloyd AndersonBrent / Writer · 6 episodes
Karen WestwoodMary Blakiston · 6 episodes
Tim McMullanAtticus Pünd · 6 episodes
Matthew BeardJames Taylor / Fraser · 6 episodes
Alexandros LogothetisAndreas Patakis · 6 episodes
Harry LawteyRobert Blakiston · 6 episodes
Pippa HaywoodClaire Jenkins / Clarissa Pye · 6 episodes
Michael MaloneyCharles Clover · 5 episodes
Daniel MaysLocke / Chubb · 5 episodes
Nia AnisahJoy Sanderling · 5 episodes
Chu OmambalaRev Robeson / Rev Osborne · 5 episodes
Claire RushbrookKatie Williams · 5 episodes- JBJoel BirkettYoung Robert · 5 episodes
Dorothy AtkinsonLady Frances Pye · 5 episodes
Sanjeev KohliSajid Khan / Dr Kamal · 4 episodes
Karl CollinsJack White / Jack Whiteley · 4 episodes
Sutara GayleGemma Whiteley · 4 episodes
Nathan ClarkeFreddy / Frederick · 4 episodes
Lorcan CranitchSir Magnus Pye / Max Ryeland · 4 episodes
Danielle RyanAlice · 3 episodes
David HerlihyMatthew Blakiston · 3 episodes
Directing · 1
- Peter Cattaneo Director, Creator
Writing · 1
- Anthony Horowitz Novel, Writer, Creator
Production · 2
- Lesley Manville Executive Producer
- Cristina Pulber Production Coordinator
Other crew · 2
- Anna Valdez Hanks Creator
- Stephen Hall Epk Camera Operator
Tropes
Magpie Murders episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 7.4
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 7.6
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 7.5
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 7.6
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 7.6
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 8.0
- S2 E1 Episode 1, 7.5
- S2 E2 Episode 2, 7.4
- S2 E3 Episode 3, 7.3
- S2 E4 Episode 4, 7.4
- S2 E5 Episode 5, 7.5
- S2 E6 Episode 6, 7.4
- S3 E1 Episode 1, 7.8
- S3 E2 Episode 2, 7.8
- S3 E3 Episode 3, 7.9
- S3 E4 Episode 4, 7.7
- S3 E5 , 7.8
- S3 E6 , 7.7
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