Summary
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 60Audiences 55GoodWatch 59
Time to watch it all
3 h 4 min
4 episodes, about 46 min each
An episode a night: done in 4 nights.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+1
First aired
2021
October 25, 2021
Ended 2021
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 people
Ben AldridgeDI Matthew Venn4 episodes
Pearl MackieDS Jen Rafferty4 episodes
Juliet StevensonDorothy Venn4 episodes
Martin ShawDennis Stephenson4 episodes
Anita DobsonGrace Stephenson4 episodes
Dylan EdwardsDC Ross Pritchard4 episodes
Iona AndersonRosa Shapland4 episodes
Grant CrookesGrant Crookes4 episodes
Siobhán CullenCaroline Reasley4 episodes
Aoife HindsGaby Chadwell4 episodes
Luke IrelandSimon Walden4 episodes- SWSteve WalshSteve Brethern4 episodes
John-Paul MacleodAlfie James4 episodes
Declan BennettJonathan Roberts4 episodes
Neil MorrisseyChristopher Reasley4 episodes
Amit ShahEd Raveley4 episodes- SGSarah GordyLucy Craddle4 episodes
Alan WilliamsMaurice Craddle4 episodes
Nia GwynneRuth Shapland4 episodes- SESusannah EdgleyWPC Becky2 episodes
- ABAlice BarclayDr. Marrion Barclay1 episode
Directing · 1
- Lee Haven Jones Director
Writing · 1
- Kelly Jones Writer, Creator
Sound · 1
- Samuel Sim Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Ann Cleeves Book
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