TV series

Doctor Foster

2015 · 3 seasons

A slow-burning, tense psychological drama that keeps you on edge as a seemingly ordinary life unravels into obsession and betrayal.

Tagline: Can you ever really know someone?
Overview: A woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of enquiries far more unravels including a streak of violence below the surface.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, obsession, deception, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
deception
identity
revenge
Places: small town
suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild