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The Woman in the Wall

2023 · 1 season

A haunting, slow-burning mystery that burrows into trauma and secrecy, leaving a lingering unease.

Created by
Joe Murtagh
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Abby Fitz
Tagline
No secret stays buried.
Overview
When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Joe Murtagh
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Abby Fitz
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • faith
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Joe Murtagh
Written by
Courttia Newland, Miriam Battye, Margaret Perry, Jamie Hannigan
Starring
Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Abby Fitz, Mark Huberman, Hilda Fay, Simon Delaney, Phillipa Dunne, Frances Tomelty
Cinematography
Steven Cameron Ferguson, Si Bell
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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