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A Question of Guilt

1980 · 1 season

A sober, talky courtroom reconstruction that unfolds slowly, asking you to weigh evidence and motive rather than feel much.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Dramatisations of three different women, three different cases—Constance Kent (episodes 1–8), Mary Blandy (9–14), and Adelaide Bartlett (15–22)—all 18th- and 19th-century murderesses.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, justice, gender, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Douglas Livingstone
    Written by
    Douglas Livingstone, Ken Taylor
    Starring
    Prue Clarke, Victoria Fairbrother, Marianne Borgo, Joss Ackland, Russell Lewis, Rosalind Lloyd, Juliet Waley, Martin Fisk
    Music
    David Cain, Ron Grainer
    Length
    1 seasons, 22 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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