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The Pact

★ 6.9 5K votes 2021–2022 2 seasons · 12 episodes Ended BBC One
Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Rakie AyolaLaura FraserJulie HesmondhalghEiry ThomasHeledd GwynnAneurin Barnard
Written by
Pete McTighe
Starring
Rakie AyolaLaura FraserJulie HesmondhalghEiry ThomasHeledd GwynnAneurin Barnard
Written by
Pete McTighe
Ratings per Episode
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"Small-town guilt curdles into a slow-burn mystery"

Set in a small Welsh town, this thriller follows a group of women working at a local brewery whose lives unravel after a boozy night out ends in tragedy involving their boss. Bound by guilt and secrets, they scramble to protect each other while suspicion and paranoia creep through their tight-knit community. The tone is moody and slow-burning, driven by community atmosphere, strong ensemble performances, and a steadily tightening sense of dread rather than flashy twists. It's a character-driven whodunit that trades in guilt, loyalty, and small-town claustrophobia more than shock value.

Watch it for

the tense ensemble dynamic among women bound by a shared, unraveling secret.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced twists rather than slow-building small-town dread.

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All Seasons

Series 12021
7.490165h 43m
When a young brewery boss is found dead, a chain of events is triggered that draws four of his employees—Anna, Nancy, Louie and Cat—into a fragile pact of silence, bound by a secret that will change their lives forever.
Series 22022
7.151465h 55m
Christine Rees and her adult children—Megan, Will and Jamie—are still processing the loss of their beloved son and brother Liam, when they are contacted by a mysterious stranger who claims to be a fifth, previously unknown, Rees sibling. Christine seems like she knows more than she’s letting on, which leads to divided feelings and loyalties.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Rakie Ayola Christine, DS Holland
Laura Fraser Anna
Julie Hesmondhalgh Nancy
Eiry Thomas Louie
Heledd Gwynn Cat
Aneurin Barnard Jack
Jason Hughes Max
Abbie Hern Tish
Gabrielle Creevy Tamsin
Aled ap Steffan Ryan

Crew

Pete McTighe

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