
The Salisbury Poisonings
2020 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · 79% critics
In March 2018, a quiet English city is thrust into a sudden national emergency after a shocking poisoning incident. This three-part drama follows the local response as health workers, officials, and residents face fear, uncertainty, and the demanding work of keeping the community safe.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-06-14
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (70 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a community-focused true-incident drama that leans into aftermath and emotion more than procedural details; Not for you if you expect a fast, investigation-heavy thriller like Baptiste or Inside Man.
Pros: gripping real-life premise; strong performances; human side of crisis | Cons: slow pacing; too much family drama; limited investigation focus
Themes
- united kingdom
Cast & crew

Anne-Marie Duff
as Tracy Daszkiewicz

Rafe Spall
as DS Nick Bailey

MyAnna Buring
as Dawn Sturgess

Judah Cousin
as Toby Daszkiewicz

Annabel Scholey
as Sarah Bailey

Sophia Ally
as Gracie Sturgess

Johnny Harris
as Charlie Rowley

Nigel Lindsay
as DCC Paul Mills

Stella Gonet
as Caroline Sturgess

Kiera Thompson
as Annie Bailey
Directed by Saul Dibb
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Episode 156m
- S1E2Episode 245m
- S1E3Episode 359m