The Fall
TV Show · Drama · Thriller

Gillian Anderson (Great Expectations, The X Files) is DSI Gibson, who arrives in Belfast on secondment from the Met to conduct a review into a high profile murder case where the police are getting nowhere. She quickly realises that the case is linked to others and that there is a deadly serial killer at large. The clock is ticking

2013 · 59m
Starring Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Colin Morgan
Director Allan Cubitt, Jakob Verbruggen

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Dark Descent
    When the investigation into a Belfast architect’s murder goes cold, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson arrives from London to lend her expertise. At the same time, Paul Spector outwardly a grief counselor and family man, secretly a depraved killer, plans his next attack, on young lawyer Sarah Kay.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Darkness Visible
    When Kay is found dead in her home, Gibson convinces the local police to put her in charge of the investigation, certain the crime betrays the work of a serial killer. Having taken a few keepsakes from his victim, Spector grows enraged when he suspects that his flirtatious babysitter has snooped in his office.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Insolence & Wine
    Gibson’s relationship with detective James Olson comes under scrutiny in the wake of his assassination. Meanwhile, she holds a press conference alerting the city of Belfast that the three murders may be linked. On a visit to his in-laws’ house, Spector finds an empty shack and feverishly fantasizes about the victim he’s picked to take there.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 4
    My Adventurous Song
    As the sordid details and big names attached to Olson’s death come out, the investigation takes a tragic toll. Gibson, however, catches a break: the killer contacts one of his victim’s families. But will she be able to act before another woman falls prey to Spector’s madness?
    1 min
  • EPISODE 5
    The Vast Abyss
    The killer's latest attack gives Gibson renewed impetus and as the net appears to be closing in, Spector makes a dramatic confession and a decision that binds his fate to Gibson.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 1
    These Troublesome Disguises
    Gibson tries to help Spector's surviving victim remember her attacker's identity; Spector deals with the loose ends he left behind.
    1 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Gillian Anderson
    DSI Stella Gibson
  • Jamie Dornan
    Paul Spector
  • Colin Morgan
    DS Tom Anderson
  • Aisling Franciosi
    Katie Benedetto
  • Valene Kane
    Rose Stagg
  • Bronagh Waugh
    Sally Ann Spector
  • John Lynch
    Jim Burns
  • S‌B
    Sarah Beattie
    Olivia Spector
  • Niamh McGrady
    Danielle Ferrington
  • Allan Cubitt
    Director
  • Jakob Verbruggen
    Director

About

The Fall

Drama

Gillian Anderson (Great Expectations, The X Files) is DSI Gibson, who arrives in Belfast on secondment from the Met to conduct a review into a high profile murder case where the police are getting nowhere. She quickly realises that the case is linked to others and that there is a deadly serial killer at large. The clock is ticking

Information

Studio
Britbox
Released
2013
Rated
11
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Ireland
© 2016 ZDF Enterprises

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (Australia)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC, SDH), Danish (Denmark) , Finnish (Finland) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Swedish (Sweden)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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