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Southcliffe

TV·2013–2013·1 season, 4 episodes·Channel 4·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Tony Grisoni

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Following a raft of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold in a nonlinear narrative structure through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.

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  1. 01Southcliffe S01E02Lights FallsS01E02 · 10.0Reporter David is haunted by childhood memories of his hometown and is reluctant to return to Southcliffe, where the community has been devastated by the shooting spree.
  2. 02Southcliffe S01E03Sorrow’s ChildS01E03 · 10.0The families of the dead struggle to cope with their grief, while reporter David's personal paranoia is fuelled by conspiracy theories about a police cover-up.

Castfull cast & details

Rory KinnearRory KinnearDavid WhiteheadJoe DempsieJoe DempsieChris CooperSean HarrisSean HarrisStephen MortonAnatol YusefAnatol YusefPaul GouldShirley HendersonShirley HendersonClaire SalterEddie MarsanEddie MarsanAndrew SalterKaya ScodelarioKaya ScodelarioAnna SalterAl WeaverAl WeaverAnthony

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2013Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Southcliffe S01E01The Hollow ShoreAugust 4, 2013—As dawn breaks in the sleepy town of Southcliffe, the sound of gunshots rings out. The residents of this tight-knit community wake to discov
  2. S01E02Southcliffe S01E02Lights FallsAugust 5, 2013 10.0Reporter David is haunted by childhood memories of his hometown and is reluctant to return to Southcliffe, where the community has been deva
  3. S01E03Southcliffe S01E03Sorrow’s ChildAugust 11, 2013 10.0The families of the dead struggle to cope with their grief, while reporter David's personal paranoia is fuelled by conspiracy theories about
  4. S01E04Southcliffe S01E04All SoulsAugust 18, 2013—One year on from the shootings, an anonymous letter sent to David reawakens the possibility that Morton is still alive and returning to Sout

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