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The Long Call

Name: The Long Call
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2021-10-25
Cast: Ben Aldridge, Pearl Mackie, Juliet Stevenson, Martin Shaw, Anita Dobson

2021 | 1 seasons | 46 min | Crime, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Sinner or Fargo, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 62K people sought it out in the past year