TV series

Place of Execution

2008 · 1 season

A cold, quietly gripping mystery that moves between past and present, leaving a lingering unease long after each episode ends.

Overview: On a freezing December night in 1963, 13-year-old Alison Carter took her dog for a walk and was never seen again. As the entire country watched, newly-promoted Detective Inspector George Bennett turned up enough evidence to see his suspect hanged and was hailed a hero by the people of Scardale. More than four decades later, the lingering cloud left by the missing body of Alison Carter compels controversial filmmaker Catherine Heathcote to turn her camera to Bennett.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, memory, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: mystery
deception
memory
guilt
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild