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Angela Black

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burning, quietly tense thriller that keeps you uneasy as a seemingly perfect life frays into suspicion and fear.

Created by
Jack Williams, Harry Williams
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman, Samuel Adewunmi
Tagline
Push something enough, it breaks.
Overview
Angela Black leads a seemingly idyllic life with two beautiful sons and a charming, hard-working husband while covering the fact that she is a victim of domestic violence. Until one day when Angela is approached by Ed – a Private Investigator - and he smashes her already strained domestic life to pieces.

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Stream in the UK
  • Paramount Plus
  • ITVX Premium
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jack Williams, Harry Williams
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman, Samuel Adewunmi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • trauma
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman, Samuel Adewunmi, Vineeta Rishi, Paul Blackwell, Ojan Genc, Bernice Stegers
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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