TV series

The Widower

2014 · 1 season

A cold, methodical true-crime drama that quietly gets under your skin as a seemingly ordinary man's deception unravels.

Overview: Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, crime, betrayal, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
crime
betrayal
obsession
morality
Places: home
small town
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild