The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
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About
"A noir where morality dissolves scene by scene"
A drug baron is found dead in his car, and the investigation pulls in a haunted detective, the criminal empire he left behind, and a string of people with reasons to want him gone. This British miniseries is dense, moody, and demands attention, unfolding through clipped dialogue and long silences rather than exposition. It's less about who did it than the rot spreading through everyone connected to the case. Slow, atmospheric, and unusually literary for a crime thriller, it rewards patience with a genuinely unsettling sense of dread.
the atmosphere and a cast delivering some of British TV's most controlled, unsettling performances.
you need clear answers quickly or dislike deliberately obscured, talky plotting.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.6 | 183 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 8.0 | 157 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 7.8 | 149 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 7.9 | 145 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 8.1 | 146 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 8.1 | 150 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | 7.8 | 142 | 46 min |