TV series

Petits Meurtres en famille

2006 · 1 season

A stately, slow-burning country-house mystery where old secrets and family resentments simmer under polite French manners.

Overview: In 1939, on the eve of the declaration of war, Simon Le Tescou gathered his family together for his 70th birthday. But that same evening, he was brutally murdered in his bedroom. Inspector Larosière, assisted by Emile Lampion, his loyal deputy, quickly discovered that this family's closets were full of skeletons...
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, deception, betrayal, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
deception
betrayal
grief
class
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild