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The Fall

  • TV Series
  • 2013–2016
  • 14A
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
115K
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Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in The Fall (2013)
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A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing th... Read allA seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.

  • Creator
    • Allan Cubitt
  • Stars
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Jamie Dornan
    • John Lynch
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    115K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    317
    104
    • Creator
      • Allan Cubitt
    • Stars
      • Gillian Anderson
      • Jamie Dornan
      • John Lynch
    • 651User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 9 wins & 24 nominations total

    Episodes17

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    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • DSU Stella Gibson
    Jamie Dornan
    Jamie Dornan
    • Paul Spector
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • ACC Jim Burns
    Aisling Franciosi
    Aisling Franciosi
    • Katie Benedetto
    Niamh McGrady
    Niamh McGrady
    • PC Danielle Ferrington
    Bronagh Waugh
    Bronagh Waugh
    • Sally Ann Spector
    Sarah Beattie
    • Olivia Spector
    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham
    • DCI Matthew Eastwood
    Bronagh Taggart
    • DC Gail McNally
    Valene Kane
    Valene Kane
    • Rose Stagg
    David Beattie
    • Liam Spector
    Emmett J Scanlan
    Emmett J Scanlan
    • DC Glen Martin
    Richard Clements
    Richard Clements
    • DC Rick Turner…
    Claire Rafferty
    Claire Rafferty
    • DC Christine Larkin…
    Colin Morgan
    Colin Morgan
    • DS Anderson…
    Kelly Gough
    • PC Hagstrom…
    Archie Panjabi
    Archie Panjabi
    • Prof. Reed Smith
    Karen Hassan
    Karen Hassan
    • Annie Brawley
    • Creator
      • Allan Cubitt
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    • Trivia
      Gillian Anderson declared that Stella Gibson is her favourite among all of the characters she has performed, even more than Scully from The X Files (1993).
    • Goofs
      Early in the series, Burns tells Stella that he's riding in a reinforced car in keeping with the dangerous climate in Belfast. Later, when Ferrington approaches to tell Burns and Stella about the Peter Piper development, Burns lowers the rear window, which wouldn't normally be possible in an armored vehicle.
    • Quotes

      Stella Gibson: That's what really bothers you, isn't it? The one-night stand? Man fucks woman. Subject man, verb fucks, object woman. That's okay. Woman fucks man. Woman subject, man object. That's not so comfortable for you, is it?

    • Connections
      Featured in Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)

    User reviews651

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    9/10
    Realistic and to the bone
    "The Fall" is a very well filmed and developed story. The acting of all the cast is accurate and right where it needs to be. No more, no less.

    For all of you that are used to the fast paced American type of the genre and everything that it includes, the directing will seem a bit/quite slow.

    But actually it is not because it is very realistic. Real serial, real police people, real police building, with no unnecessary details, no unnecessary high tech gadgets or theatrics. It is purely European (british-irish) style.

    So, do watch it for what it is and not for what you are used to and what it is not.

    This is an addition for the second season of the show. The review remains the same except the pace of the episodes. In comparison with the first season they have become faster and tighter. The second season is more personal for both the leading characters. The ending was somewhat ambivalent and can definitely bring a third season if so decided from all parties.

    Gillian Anderson's performance was even better than the first season. Jamie Dornan's as well. Everything was just as good and a little bit better. In conclusion "The Fall" is TV at its best!
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    • May 27, 2013

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    • How does the Series title "The Fall" fit into the series? I can't see how it ties into anything. Maybe, its right in front of me and I'm missing it.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 2013 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Падіння
    • Filming locations
      • Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Fables
      • Artists Studio
      • BBC Northern Ireland
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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