TV series

Malice Aforethought

2005 · 1 season

A dry, quietly sinister period piece that draws you into a suffocating marriage and a calm, calculated plot.

Tagline: Falling in love with this Doctor could be bad for your health.
Overview: Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979. Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the good doctor has outside interests to help him cope.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, obsession, guilt, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
guilt
morality
love
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild