Is Death and Nightingales sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Death and Nightingales easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 88% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Death and Nightingales violent?

Yes. More violent than 85% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Death and Nightingales

Name: Death and Nightingales
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan, Valene Kane, Charlene McKenna

Created by Allan Cubitt

On BBC Two

20181 season3 episodes60 min6.4 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic period drama about a young woman's escape from an abusive household, where buried secrets and moral ambiguity complicate her flight.

Fermanagh, Irish countryside, 1885. On her 23rd birthday, Beth, who lives on a remote farm with Billy Winters, her tyrannical stepfather, whom she can barely stand, prepares to flee from such a suffocating life with the help of the seductive Liam Ward, without being aware that her decision will unearth deeply buried secrets a long time ago.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Forbidden Love, Fated Ruin Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Northern Ireland Period Drama Isolated Farmhouse 19th Century Abusive Stepfather

Questions people ask

Is Death and Nightingales sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Is Death and Nightingales easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is Death and Nightingales scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Death and Nightingales violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Does Death and Nightingales leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% 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.

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