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The Gloaming

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 8 episodes·Stan·Crime, Drama·50m·6.3·Created by Victoria Madden

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When an unidentified woman is found brutally murdered, Detective Molly McGee teams up with fellow cop, Alex O’Connell—with whom she shares a tragic past—to solve the crime.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Gloaming S01E03The Casting of the BonesS01E03 · 7.7Molly’s daughter Lily partakes in some risqué online activity, which Freddie manipulates in an act of revenge against Molly. Meanwhile, Molly’s suspicions about Freddie’s involvement in Dorothy Moxley’s murder deepen.
  2. 02The Gloaming S01E02Hell's Black GrammarS01E02 · 7.2Devastated by Daisy’s death, Molly discovers a mysterious symbol that ignites her desire to track down Freddie. Alex makes a traumatic visit to Jenny McGinty’s mother, Eileen.

Castfull cast & details

Emma BoothEmma BoothMolly McGeeEwen LeslieEwen LeslieAlex O'ConnellAaron PedersenAaron PedersenLewis GrimshawRena OwenRena OwenGrace CochranAnthony PhelanAnthony PhelanWilliam FianNicole ChamounNicole ChamounJacinta ClunesDitch DaveyDitch DaveyToby BroomhallMax BrownMax BrownOscar Wolfe

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2020Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Gloaming S01E01The Dying of the LightJanuary 1, 2020—When a woman is found brutally murdered, evidence discovered at the scene links the murder to a 20-year-old unsolved crime. Detectives and o
  2. S01E02The Gloaming S01E02Hell's Black GrammarJanuary 1, 2020 7.2Devastated by Daisy’s death, Molly discovers a mysterious symbol that ignites her desire to track down Freddie. Alex makes a traumatic visit
  3. S01E03The Gloaming S01E03The Casting of the BonesJanuary 1, 2020 7.7Molly’s daughter Lily partakes in some risqué online activity, which Freddie manipulates in an act of revenge against Molly. Meanwhile, Moll
  4. S01E04The Gloaming S01E04Black Winged AngelsJanuary 1, 2020—Freddie puts Lily’s life in peril and Molly must race to save her as Freddie unravels. Meanwhile, Constable Freya Harris has been working on
  5. S01E05The Gloaming S01E05Beyond the VeilJanuary 1, 2020—Molly hears of Jacinta Clunes’s untimely death and is convinced Gareth is behind the accident. Alex’s interest in the convict bible he found
  6. S01E06The Gloaming S01E06Heathen DogsJanuary 1, 2020—The investigation has a break-through when a woman called Marianne Gowdie is discovered to have the same blood disorder as Dorothy Moxley. A
  7. S01E07The Gloaming S01E07The Mark of the WitchJanuary 1, 2020—Blood samples found on Councillor Jacinta Clunes’s car reveal a familial link to Dorothy Moxley. Alex brings Inspector Lewis to Grace’s hous
  8. S01E08The Gloaming S01E08The Night of the MothersJanuary 1, 2020—The investigation comes to a head as Gareth takes Molly hostage at knifepoint and Alex is captured by William and the Crofters.

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