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- ITV1
- Apr 4, 2016
- ITV1
- Apr 4, 2016
Summary Originally aired on ITV, the first English-language series from The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt finds former Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) still reeling from her husband leaving her when one of her unsolved murder cases is reopened and she is drawn back into active duty.
Created By: Nicola Larder
- ITV1
- Apr 4, 2016
- ITV1
- Apr 4, 2016
Summary Originally aired on ITV, the first English-language series from The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt finds former Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) still reeling from her husband leaving her when one of her unsolved murder cases is reopened and she is drawn back into active duty.
Created By: Nicola Larder
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Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
65
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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There’s an artfulness to Rosenfeldt’s killers, and that’s what makes his stories compelling, even if they’re ridiculously improbable. Seeing how Rosenfeldt can keep everything moving cohesively is almost as much fun as the story itself.
Friel's winning performance keeps each scene feeling fresh. [1 Jul 2016]
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Based on 29 User Ratings
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66% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 User Ratings
6.4
66% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
17% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
17% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
This show started off slow and one has to get use to the characters, but as the episodes progressed I actually liked Marcella. I believe the show was not renewed for a second season, which is a shame.
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SEASON 1
After I finished watching 'Stranger Things,' I wanted something else to binge watch. I found 'Marcella'
and was very pleasantly surprised. Overall, it's a pretty engaging murder mystery/detective show. The lead actress is amazing. There are a few subplots that pop up and make you think you've missed something, but that's minor. With all the crap out there, this was a great find! Loved it.
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SEASON 1
Marcella starts off well, but pretty soon its pace is impeded by a number of subplots and the abrupt introductions of characters whose role in the overall plot is either unclear or irrelevant. The series has a familiar enough cop-show structure, so if you like Friel’s performance, you’ll be carried pretty far along into the season.
Marcella is portrayed as both an excellent detective and a basket case in a way that doesn’t add up (despite the past traumas that are introduced as explanations), and her blackouts feel like plot devices, there just to keep things mysterious. After the season finale, you may find yourself just as much in the dark as Marcella.
I am murder mystery aficianado. Marcella is excellent. It so knowingly takes the 'rules' of the genre and amps them, multiplies them, in a way that intrigues and amps the fun, The acting, especially by Friel, is good, as is directing. Camera and shot setup are good, but not special. Excellent costuming and makeup. It really shows how a world full of compromised characters makes life difficult for everyone else, including themselves, and makes an intersecting complicated plot. There are no pure good guys, even some of the children. You get from fallible to really evil or sick. Lead character's self-doubt is not totally new, but rarely done or done this well. Not surprisingly comes from creator of the Bridge. Yet true to our real world. Addictive viewing that may lead to some frustrations.
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SEASON 1
Friel is amazing as the complex Marcella who's journey of loss and redemption plays out in parallel to solving a cold case reopened from her past. It's a twisted and violent wild ride that keeps you guessing to the end.
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SEASON 1
An often confusing detective show with way too many characters, none of whom are terribly sympathetic. However, I stuck through to the end and was surprised a few times by the twists. Marcella could be an interesting character, but the fugue-related memory losses feel like an unnecessary gimmick.
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