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The Fall

  • TV Series
  • 2013–20162013–2016
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h
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8.1/10
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Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in The Fall (2013)
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A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing th... Read allA seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
108K
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POPULARITY
434
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    • Allan Cubitt
  • Stars
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Jamie Dornan
    • John Lynch
    • Allan Cubitt
  • Stars
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Jamie Dornan
    • John Lynch
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    • 621User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • DSU Stella Gibson
    Jamie Dornan
    Jamie Dornan
    • Paul Spector
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • ACC Jim Burns
    Aisling Franciosi
    Aisling Franciosi
    • Katie Benedetto
    Niamh McGrady
    Niamh McGrady
    • PC Danielle Ferrington
    Bronagh Waugh
    Bronagh Waugh
    • Sally Ann Spector
    Sarah Beattie
    • Olivia Spector
    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham
    • DCI Matthew Eastwood
    Bronagh Taggart
    • DC Gail McNally
    Valene Kane
    Valene Kane
    • Rose Stagg
    David Beattie
    • Liam Spector
    Emmett J Scanlan
    Emmett J Scanlan
    • DC Glen Martin
    Richard Clements
    Richard Clements
    • DC Rick Turner…
    Claire Rafferty
    Claire Rafferty
    • DC Christine Larkin…
    Colin Morgan
    Colin Morgan
    • DS Anderson…
    Kelly Gough
    • PC Hagstrom…
    Archie Panjabi
    Archie Panjabi
    • Prof. Reed Smith
    Karen Hassan
    Karen Hassan
    • Annie Brawley
      • Allan Cubitt
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    • Trivia
      Gillian Anderson declared that Stella Gibson is her favourite among all of the characters she has performed, even more than Scully from The X-Files (1993).
    • Goofs
      Early in the series, Burns tells Stella that he's riding in a reinforced car in keeping with the dangerous climate in Belfast. Later, when Ferrington approaches to tell Burns and Stella about the Peter Piper development, Burns lowers the rear window, which wouldn't normally be possible in an armored vehicle.
    • Quotes

      Stella Gibson: That's what really bothers you, isn't it? The one-night stand? Man fucks woman. Subject man, verb fucks, object woman. That's okay. Woman fucks man. Woman subject, man object. That's not so comfortable for you, is it?

    • Connections
      Featured in Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)

    User reviews621

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    9/10
    Excellent Combo of Prime Suspect & Red Riding Trilogy
    And note that both my nods to great crime thrillers were directed to British productions. The hunt for a serial killer gets a complicated but teeth-gnashing treatment in this beautifully produced series, The Fall. Gillian Anderson plays Stella Gibson, a focused, rather humorless, detective who takes control of the investigation once she ascertains that recent murders are indeed the work on one killer. She doesn't have to fight the battles that plagued Jane Tennyson, however. The male officers pretty much cede control and follow her lead & respect her authority and insight. But she is like Tennyson in that she's sacrificed the personal for the professional, indulging in the occasional "sweet night" to satisfy her sexual desires.

    The first episode will definitely hook you. It is as creepy as anything I've seen as we watch the killer stalk his victim and commit his crime. Like the film, The Boston Strangler, we know who the killer is upfront--the thrill is in wondering if he'll succeed in thwarting the hunt. On many levels, the killer remains enigmatic through the season.

    How I wish American shows--like the recently launched Hannibal--were as top-drawer as this one. Wonderful writing, good subplots, deftly drawn characters that present realistically, not cartoonishly. It's astonishing that yet another serial killer hunt series can provide a story that so skillfully hooks an audience.
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    • How does the Series title "The Fall" fit into the series? I can't see how it ties into anything. Maybe, its right in front of me and I'm missing it.

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2013 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Fables
      • Artists Studio
      • BBC Northern Ireland
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    • 1 hour
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