Best Interests
Created by Jack Thorne
On BBC One
A concentrated, legally-framed family drama that grapples directly with mortality, autonomy, and the collision between medical judgment and familial love.
Marnie has a life-threatening condition. The doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. And so begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Who decides? And in whose best interests will it be?
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Questions people ask
Is Best Interests sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of series.
Is Best Interests easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is Best Interests violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Does Best Interests leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Best Interests scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Best Interests
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Best Interests
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Best Interests, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Best Interests, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Best Interests, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
