TV series

Butterfly Collectors

1999 · 1 season

A slow-burning psychological thriller that keeps you uneasy as a fragile bond forms under the shadow of a murder investigation.

Overview: Investigating the murder of a man at a breaker's yard, DI John McKeown gets drawn into the life of one of the suspects, 17-year-old Dex Listet. An unlikely friendship develops, but nothing is as it seems in a relationship taut with deception and betrayal.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, betrayal, crime, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
betrayal
crime
isolation
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild