TV series

A Confession

2019 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burn procedural that trades suspense for quiet moral weight, leaving you unsettled by the cost of doing what feels right.

Tagline: You do not have to say anything.
Overview: The story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Justice, guilt, morality, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: justice
guilt
morality
crime
grief
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild