The Coroner
Created by Sally Abbott
On BBC One
A procedural crime drama centered on a woman returning home to investigate deaths, balancing professional duty with personal reckoning in a small seaside setting.
High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.
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Questions people ask
Is The Coroner sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Does The Coroner leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Coroner easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Coroner scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Coroner 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
Like The Coroner
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Coroner
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Coroner, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Coroner, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Coroner, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
