Shardlake
Shardlake Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
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About
"A hunchbacked sleuth in Henry VIII's paranoid England"
Set during Henry VIII's brutal dissolution of the monasteries, this limited series follows Matthew Shardlake, a sharp-witted hunchbacked lawyer sent by Thomas Cromwell to investigate a suspicious death at a remote abbey. It's a moody, methodical whodunit dressed in Tudor grime rather than costume-drama gloss, with religious politics simmering under every conversation. The pace is deliberate and talky, leaning on atmosphere and its unconventional lead over action or shock twists. Four episodes make it a tidy binge, though the show trades momentum for texture, asking patience rather than delivering constant tension.
the lead performance grounding a genuinely different kind of period detective story.
you want fast-paced mystery plotting rather than slow historical atmosphere.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.1 | 329 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.1 | 268 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 7.3 | 247 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 7.4 | 251 | — |