Season 1

TV Show · Drama

Set in a fictional English town devastated by a spate of shootings which take place over a single day, Southcliffe is an anthem to ordinary people's ability to reinvent themselves in the face of ultimate darkness. When journalist David Whitehead returns to his childhood home to report on the shootings, he finds a town ripped apart by violence and sudden bereavement.

2013 · 46m

Starring Rory Kinnear, Shirley Henderson, Sean Harris

Director Sean Durkin

EPISODE 1

Hollow Shore

Gunshots ring out at dawn in the sleepy market town of Southcliffe; the residents of the tight-knit community wake to discover an unexpected horror has devastated the town.
EPISODE 2

Light Falls

The deceits, longings and desires of the community are revealed.
EPISODE 3

Sorrow's Child

The onset of trauma ravages Southcliffe; the families of the dead are each immersed in their own struggle to comprehend the fallout; each succumbs to their own private madness; grief isolates them from themselves, their loved ones and the community.
EPISODE 4

All Souls

One year after the shootings, David receives an anonymous letter; its contents reawaken the possibility that Morton is still alive and will be returning to Southcliffe.