The Capture
Seeing is deceiving.
Created by Ben Chanan
On BBC One
A cerebral, paranoid thriller about the unreliability of evidence and the machinery of state power, where technology itself becomes a weapon of deception.
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
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Questions people ask
Is The Capture easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is The Capture scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Does The Capture leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Capture sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is The Capture violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Capture, and what each one shares →
Like The Capture
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Capture
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Capture, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Capture, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Capture, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
