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Payback

2023 · 1 season

This series immerses you in a gripping, high-stakes descent into the murky underbelly of wealth and crime.

Created by
Debbie O'Malley
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasanna Puwanarajah
Overview
Lexie Noble lives a great life on the outskirts of Edinburgh… until her husband is murdered. As she struggles to make sense of what happened, she learns he had been laundering money for notorious crime boss Cal Morris. As a partner in her late husband's accountancy firm, both Morris and the police will be interested in controlling her next moves.

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Free in the UK
  • ITVX
  • STV Player
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Debbie O'Malley
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasanna Puwanarajah
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • power
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Debbie O'Malley
Written by
Debbie O'Malley
Starring
Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Derek Riddell, Steven Mackintosh, Grace Chilton, Eileen Duffy, Steven Miller
Music
Chris Roe
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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