TV series

Shoot to Kill

1990 · 1 season

A meticulous, sobering procedural that feels like reading a damning official report, tense and quietly infuriating.

Overview: A reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and cynical. Measured and demanding.
About: Corruption, justice, power, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
justice
power
deception
violence
Places: countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Created by: Peter Kosminsky
Written by: Michael Eaton
Starring: Jack Shepherd, T. P. McKenna, David Calder, George Shane, Geoff Oldham
Music: Rachel Portman
Cinematography: Allan Pyrah
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes, 212 min each
Network: ITV1
Country: United States of America
Languages: English