TV series

A Dark Adapted Eye

1994 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating study of family poison, watching two sisters' jealousy curdle into something quietly monstrous.

Overview: This psychological mystery/thriller, adapted from Ruth Rendell's novel of the same name, depicts a family on the edge. Two sisters, the elder obsessive Vera, and the younger, manipulative Eden, cut a path of jealousy, murder and revenge that leads to the destruction of their entire family.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, obsession, betrayal, revenge
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: family
obsession
betrayal
revenge
guilt
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild