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Gold Digger

★ 6.7 4K votes 2019–2019 1 season · 6 episodes Ended BBC One
British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Karla-Simone SpenceJulia OrmondBen BarnesSebastian ArmestoArchie RenauxJemima Rooper
Written by
Marnie Dickens
Starring
Karla-Simone SpenceJulia OrmondBen BarnesSebastian ArmestoArchie RenauxJemima Rooper
Written by
Marnie Dickens
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Suspicion, age gaps, and family secrets collide"

A middle-aged woman, freshly divorced and newly confident, falls for a much younger man, and her adult children immediately suspect he's a con artist after her money. The six-part thriller unspools as a slow-burn family drama, mixing domestic tension with mystery about the boyfriend's real motives and the family's own buried secrets. It's talky and character-driven rather than action-packed, carried by strong performances and an unsettling sense that everyone involved is hiding something. Expect suspicion, resentment, and slowly revealed backstory rather than twists every episode.

Watch it for

the tense family dynamics and a lead performance that keeps you guessing about everyone's motives.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced thrills rather than a slow, dialogue-heavy character study.

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All Seasons

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Miniseries2019
7.283165h 28m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Her Boy7.1
18954 min
▶2Her Daughter7.2
13653 min
▶3Her Rival7.2
13453 min
▶4Her Husband7.3
12756 min
▶5Her Baby7.2
12157 min
▶6Her Love7.0
12455 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Karla-Simone Spence Cali Okello
Julia Ormond Julia Day
Ben Barnes Benjamin Greene
Sebastian Armesto Patrick
Archie Renaux Leo Day
Jemima Rooper Della
Alex Jennings Ted
Nikki Amuka-Bird Marsha
Julia McKenzie Hazel, Hazel Day
William Vasey Young Ted

Crew

Marnie Dickens

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