The Long Call
Thou shalt not kill.
Created by Kelly Jones
On ITV1
A psychologically interior crime drama that uses a murder investigation as the frame for examining religious trauma, belonging, and the detective's reckoning with his past in the small community that rejected him.
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Long Call sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is The Long Call scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is The Long Call easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Does The Long Call leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Long Call 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 Long Call
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Long Call
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Long Call, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Long Call, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Long Call, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
