Does The Widower leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Is The Widower easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 94% 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 The Widower scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 93% 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, very. More sad than 91% 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 The Widower violent?

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.

The Widower

Name: The Widower
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2014
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Kate Fleetwood, Federay Holmes, Sheridan Smith, James Laurenson

Created by Jeff Pope

On ITV1

20141 season3 episodes46 min7.2 / 10

A true-crime drama that reconstructs a serial predator's methodical deceptions across thirteen years, built on investigative revelation rather than suspenseful pursuit.

Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

Clusters

Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation Paranoia Without Comfort Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty

Genres

Crime Drama Mystery

Keywords

Detective Investigation Hospital Murderer Widower True Crime Pyromaniac

Questions people ask

Does The Widower leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is The Widower easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is The Widower scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.
Is The Widower sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is The Widower violent? Yes. More violent than 81% 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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