TV series

Framed

1992 · 1 season

A slow, coiled cat-and-mouse duel where charm and menace blur, keeping you uneasy and guessing who is playing whom.

Tagline: RIP-ROARING THRILLER
Overview: On holiday in Spain, London police officer Lawrence Jackson recognises absconded criminal turned informant Eddie Myers, now a wealthy art dealer under the pseudonym Phillip von Joel. Extradited back to England after a nerve-wracking Scotland Yard Operation, Myers agrees to tell what he knows — but only if Jackson is his interrogator. So begins a deadly game of cat and mouse between the master criminal and his determined minder. Which comes first — duty or temptation?
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Deception, crime, obsession, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: deception
crime
obsession
betrayal
loyalty
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild