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Falling

2026 · 1 season

A quiet, sincere slow burn of forbidden feeling, all hushed rooms and conscience-heavy conversations that ask you to sit with the ache.

Created by: Jack Thorne
Genres: Drama
Starring: Keeley Hawes, Paapa Essiedu, Holly Rhys

Overview: A nun and priest, each dedicated to their religious calling, unexpectedly fall in love and must confront what this means for their vows and faith.

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Created by: Jack Thorne
Genres: Drama
Starring: Keeley Hawes, Paapa Essiedu, Holly Rhys

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
love
identity
guilt
morality
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Jack Thorne
Written by: Jack Thorne
Starring: Keeley Hawes, Paapa Essiedu, Holly Rhys, Adrian Scarborough, Sophie Stone, Sophia Reed, Charles Dale, Jessica Temple
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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