TV series

The Long Call

2021 · 1 season

A sombre, slow-burning mystery that lingers on personal wounds and community secrets, asking patience but rewarding it with quiet emotional depth.

Tagline: Thou shalt not kill.
Overview: Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, isolation, faith
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
faith
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none