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Messiah

2001–2008 · 5 seasons

A grim, methodical detective drama that lingers on the aftermath of violence and the toll it takes on those who investigate it.

Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
Overview
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.
How it feels
Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Crime, mystery, violence, guilt
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, crime
Created by
David Drury, David Richards, Diarmuid Lawrence, Paul Unwin
Written by
Terry Cafolla
Starring
Michelle Forbes, Marc Warren, Ken Stott, Kieran O'Brien, Maxine Peake, Art Malik, Neil Dudgeon, Jamie Draven
Length
5 seasons, 11 episodes, 90 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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