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Marcella

2016–2021 · 3 seasons

A brooding, twisty detective drama that keeps you unsettled with its fractured heroine and grim atmosphere.

Created by
Hans Rosenfeldt
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Anna Friel, Nicholas Pinnock, Ray Panthaki
Tagline
Detective. Witness. Suspect.
Overview
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her marriage and isolated from her 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son, Marcella throws herself into work to stop herself from falling apart.

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Created by
Hans Rosenfeldt
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Anna Friel, Nicholas Pinnock, Ray Panthaki
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • crime
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama
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Cinematography
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Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes, 45 min each
Network
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Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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