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Marcella - Season 1

Series: Marcella
4.3
(462)
Episodes
8
Rating
TVMA
Year
2017
Language
English

About

After taking a career break to raise her children, Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland (Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies) rejoins the London Metropolitan Police following the abrupt end of her marriage. She jumps right into one of her old cases when a serial murderer known as the Grove Park Killer seemingly resurfaces. But as Marcella dives deeper into the case, the devastating changes to her personal life leave her in a fragile state. Struggling to cope, she experiences blackouts and extreme rage. When someone close to her estranged husband (Nicholas Pinnock, Fortitude) is murdered, Marcella fears she may have been involved. From internationally renowned screenwriter Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge). The fantastic cast also includes Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica), Maeve Dermody (And Then There Were None), Nina Sosanya (Love Actually), Ray Panthaki (Convenience), Sinéad Cusack (Eastern Promises), and Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones).

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 8

1. Episode 1

48m

More than a decade after quitting the force to start a family, former detective sergeant Marcella Backland is devastated by the breakdown of her marriage. When a detective comes seeking her opinion on an unsolved case she had investigated, Marcella returns to police work to try to catch the killer.

2. Episode 2

47m

The Gibson family contacts the police about Grace's disappearance, while Marcella tries to make sense of her vague memories of visiting Grace the night before. Sex-worker Cara's habit of robbing her clients lands her in danger.

3. Episode 3

47m

Marcella waits anxiously for Grace's body to be found and tries to fit together the pieces of the night by searching CCTV footage. Sylvie, distraught over her daughter's death, is livid to learn of Grace and Jason's relationship.

Reviews

"A fiendish puzzle…crafted to keep viewers guessing."
The Independent, UK

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