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Southcliffe

2013 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · 81% critics

CrimeDrama

After a series of shootings shakes an English market town, the aftermath is pieced together through a journalist’s perspective and the lives of those affected. The story unfolds out of order, revisiting key moments to show how the violence ripples through a close community.

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Details
Years
2013
Release date
2013-08-04
Network
Channel 4
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
60 min
Critic score
81/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (37 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a somber, character-focused crime drama that revisits a tragedy from multiple angles, similar to Top of the Lake or Dublin Murders; Not for you if you prefer light mysteries or straightforward timelines.

Pros: haunting small-town mood; emotionally grounded stories; gripping nonlinear structure | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow, reflective pacing; fragmented timeline

Themes

  • homicide
  • murder
  • family tragedy

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 4 episodes

Season 14 episodes
  • S1E1The Hollow Shore46m
  • S1E2Lights Falls47m
  • S1E3Sorrow’s Child48m
  • S1E4All Souls48m