The English
Created by Hugo Blick
On BBC Two
A grief-haunted revenge tragedy set in the 1890s American West, where an aristocratic woman's pursuit of vengeance becomes an interrogation of loss, complicity, and the violence embedded in frontier mythology.
An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
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Questions people ask
Is The English sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Does The English leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The English violent? Yes. More violent than 86% of series.
Is The English easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The English 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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How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
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Like The English
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The English
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The English, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The English, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The English, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
