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National Treasure

★ 7.3 4K votes 2016–2016 1 seasons · 4 episodes Ended Channel 4
Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 9/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10DisturbingContent that lingers uncomfortably after the credits.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Robbie ColtraneJulie WaltersAndrea RiseboroughBabou CeesayMark Lewis JonesNadine Marshall
Starring
Robbie ColtraneJulie WaltersAndrea RiseboroughBabou CeesayMark Lewis JonesNadine Marshall
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A quiet, unsettling study of doubt and denial"

A beloved veteran comedian's comfortable life implodes when he's publicly accused of historical sexual offences, and the four-part drama sits with his wife, daughter and the public as certainty crumbles. It's slow, quiet and deliberately uncomfortable, refusing to hand you a verdict on guilt or innocence. The pacing is measured almost to a fault, but the performances carry real weight, and the show is less interested in courtroom drama than in what suspicion does to the people around the accused. It's a tense, morally murky character study rather than a thriller.

Watch it for

the lead performances, which sustain an almost unbearable ambiguity about guilt for four hours.

Maybe skip if

you want clear answers or a fast-moving plot rather than sustained moral discomfort.

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All Seasons

Season 12016
7.576543h 12m
When a celebrated comedian faces accusations of sexual assault in the twilight of his career, the fallout affects everyone involved in different ways.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1Episode #1.17.4
22747 min
2Episode #1.27.6
18748 min
3Episode #1.37.5
17349 min
4Episode #1.47.6
17848 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Robbie Coltrane Paul
Julie Walters Marie
Andrea Riseborough Dee
Babou Ceesay Jerome
Mark Lewis Jones Gerry
Nadine Marshall DI Palmer
Tim McInnerny Karl
Graeme Hawley Dan
Cara Barton Young Dee
William Wright-Neblett Billy

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