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Please can anyone recommend any 3 to 5 part drama/psychological thriller type series?

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ABoyCalledBasil · 06/05/2023 21:07

Any main channel, Netflix or Prime please?

I'm thinking of the sort of thing that is usually 3 to 4 parts and shown over consecutive nights.Channel 5 do a lot of these things - usually set in super smart houses the character couldn't afford. Sometimes they are longer but normally less than 5 episodes

i've seen lots but am sure there must be ones I haven't seen.

Stuff like these (which I have seen as samples):

Finding Alice (ITV husband falls down bannisterless stairs of dream home he designed) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11127412/

The Catch (Ch 5) (seemingly perfect new bf of daughter freaks out her fisherman father) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11127412/

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (Netflix) woman believes she sees murder in house opposite, parody thriller https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13315324/

The Stranger (Netflix, Harlan Coben) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(British_TV_series)

Finding Alice (TV Series 2021) - IMDb

Finding Alice: Created by Roger Goldby, Simon Nye, Keeley Hawes. With Keeley Hawes, Isabella Pappas, Nigel Havers, Kenneth Cranham. Alice's husband of 20 years, Harry, falls down the stairs and dies soon after the couple move into the dream home he des...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11127412

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MoreThanJustANumber · 18/06/2024 13:29

colouringindoors · 17/06/2024 20:44

The Drought, itvx is excellent. Spain's answer to The Bridge

I've just searched for this but can't find it. I loved The Bridge.

MoreThanJustANumber · 18/06/2024 17:19

Thank you.

Hongkongsuey · 18/06/2024 21:15

Just watching The Beast Must Die. Very good-Jared Harris and Billy Howle are fantastic as are rest of the cast. Cut above normal ITV thriller.

Willmafrockfit · 04/07/2024 06:53

Hongkongsuey · 18/06/2024 21:15

Just watching The Beast Must Die. Very good-Jared Harris and Billy Howle are fantastic as are rest of the cast. Cut above normal ITV thriller.

Edited

thanks for the recommendation

MrsSkylerWhite · 04/07/2024 06:56

Suspect. Has more than 5 episodes but they’re quite short.

Pelo82 · 07/07/2024 19:59

I’ve just finished watching The Tower on ITVX. It’s a pretty good police drama if anyone is looking for something new to watch.

Series 1 - 3 episodes
Series 2- 4 episodes

Pelo82 · 07/07/2024 19:59

Also this Swedish thriller is on tonight. Might be worth a watch too.

Please can anyone recommend any 3 to 5 part drama/psychological thriller type series?
mum2jakie · 21/09/2024 21:37

@ABoyCalledBasil Resurrecting this thread to recommend Platform 7 on ITVX. (Does feature suicide scene so not for everyone. )

https://www.itv.com/watch/platform-7/10a2973?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3bm3BhDJARIsAKnHoVU34nGrinZ8zrfxM8nFLCua_jvt23Y9sCmcpj4rUedvOKdIK838E20aAi71EALw_wcB

sashh · 22/09/2024 03:56

I've just finished 'Night train' on BBC. It isn't the best but is watchable.

LivelyMintViper · 22/09/2024 05:38

Platform 9. Thriller/spooky. Bit long but different

LivelyMintViper · 22/09/2024 05:41

Sorry meant platform 7

ABoyCalledBasil · 05/01/2025 19:54

Came back to this thread to strongly recommend North Shore on ITVx. I binged watched it and enjoyed it enormously. 6 parts set in Australia.

A British MP’s daughter is found dead in mysterious circumstances floating in the sea in Sydney suburb after party on a yacht.

https://www.itv.com/watch/north-shore/10a3426

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BadgerFace · 05/01/2025 20:26

I’ve just discovered there were more Harlen Corben series on Netflix than I realised. We’ve just started Missing You and are hooked.

We’ve also enjoyed The Stranger, Safe and Fool Me Once.

mommatoone · 06/01/2025 22:57

Lots of new series starting soon;
Playing nice (on now)
Silent witness
Patience
Suspects
Until I kill you
Out there

XelaM · 07/01/2025 09:46

BadgerFace · 05/01/2025 20:26

I’ve just discovered there were more Harlen Corben series on Netflix than I realised. We’ve just started Missing You and are hooked.

We’ve also enjoyed The Stranger, Safe and Fool Me Once.

Watch "The Five" (it's not on Netflix but on Sky). It's the best one.

Sunny866 · 07/01/2025 22:21

XelaM · 07/01/2025 09:46

Watch "The Five" (it's not on Netflix but on Sky). It's the best one.

Also watch “the innocent” another good Coben one

ABoyCalledBasil · 12/03/2025 19:41

Came back to recommend The Au Pair on Channel 5 which is great - and the house is to die for! 4 episodes and I'm 3/4 but enjoyed it very much.

A mother hires an Au Pair who seems perfect but appearances can be deceiving!

https://www.channel5.com/show/the-au-pair

5

https://www.channel5.com/show/the-au-pair

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mysonsmother82 · 12/03/2025 19:46

A cruel love on ITV
The Act on Prime
The Cry on Prime

mommatoone · 16/03/2025 16:58

New show starts tonight on itv .Protection with Siobhan Finneran and Katherine Kelly. Looks good.

mum2jakie · 16/03/2025 17:57

Adolescence on Netflix. Four episodes

LBFseBrom · 16/03/2025 23:43

mum2jakie · 16/03/2025 17:57

Adolescence on Netflix. Four episodes

I saw that, it was extremely realistic and quite harrowing. Very well acted.

LBFseBrom · 16/03/2025 23:46

mommatoone · 16/03/2025 16:58

New show starts tonight on itv .Protection with Siobhan Finneran and Katherine Kelly. Looks good.

Oh gosh, I was flicking through and caught a tiny bit of that, didn't make a mental note of it. The Siobhan Finneran character was with her dad at a hospital where he received a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. I carried on scrolling and forgot about it.

I'll watch it tomorrow - or later if I can't sleep. I like that sort of thing. I could kick myself for not being more on the ball.

sashh · 17/03/2025 05:47

Netflix - Toxic Town, I watched the first episode last night.

CrossPurposes · 17/03/2025 11:03

Fear on Prime with the king of this sort of thing, Martin Compston, and Anjli Mohindra.

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