A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Seen it?2024 | 3 seasons | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Strike, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a modest audience; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 898K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Saturday Special. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 1 is the high point.
Series 12024 · 6 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday- Series 22026 · 6 episodes · 4.6 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Poppy Cogan
- Emma MyersPip Fitz-Amobi
- Zain IqbalRavi Singh
- Asha BanksCara Ward
- Yasmin Al-KhudhairiNaomi Ward
- Henry AshtonMax Hastings
- Yali Topol MargalithLauren Gibson
- Jude Morgan-CollieConnor Reynolds