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.

Yes. More violent than 81% 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 Marcella easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 70% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% 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.

Marcella

Name: Marcella
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2016
Rating: 6.893
Cast: Anna Friel, Nicholas Pinnock, Ray Panthaki, Sinéad Cusack, Amanda Burton

Detective. Witness. Suspect.

Created by Hans Rosenfeldt

On ITV1

2016–20213 seasons24 episodes45 min6.9 / 10

A dark procedural built on personal disintegration, where a detective's unraveling marriage and estrangement from her children drive her into murder investigations as a form of self-preservation.

Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her marriage and isolated from her 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son, Marcella throws herself into work to stop herself from falling apart.

Clusters

Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust History's moral weight, thrillingly grim

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

London, England Detective Police Murder Female Protagonist Murder Investigation

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Marcella sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Is Marcella violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Does Marcella leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Marcella easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Marcella scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% 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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