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Ordeal by Innocence

★ 7.2 14K votes 2018–2018 1 season · 3 episodes Ended BBC One
Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10Event miniseriesPrestige limited television built as an event.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Morven ChristieAnthony BoyleChristian CookeBill NighyMatthew GoodeLuke Treadaway
Starring
Morven ChristieAnthony BoyleChristian CookeBill NighyMatthew GoodeLuke Treadaway
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A Christie mystery turned family psychological wound"

Based on Agatha Christie's novel, this three-part BBC miniseries follows a wealthy family thrown into turmoil when a man arrives claiming he can prove the son already convicted of murdering the matriarch was actually innocent. As the family reassembles to face this news, old resentments and secrets resurface. It's moody, slow-burning, and handsomely shot, trading whodunit puzzle-solving for a bleaker character study of guilt, class, and buried family dysfunction, anchored by a strong ensemble cast led by Bill Nighy.

Watch it for

the slow unraveling of a wealthy family's buried resentments through a strong ensemble cast.

Maybe skip if

you want a fast-paced puzzle mystery rather than a brooding character study.

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All Seasons

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Miniseries2018
7.62K32h 52m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.4
71856 min
▶2Episode #1.27.5
59058 min
▶3Episode #1.37.9
58558 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Morven Christie Kirsten Lindstrom
Anthony Boyle Jack Argyll
Christian Cooke Mickey Argyll
Bill Nighy Leo Argyll
Matthew Goode Philip Durrant
Luke Treadaway Dr Arthur Calgary
Anna Chancellor Rachel Argyll
Ella Purnell Hester Argyll
Eleanor Tomlinson Mary Durrant
Crystal Clarke Tina Argyll

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