The Widower
Seen it?2014 | 1 seasons | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 Elementary or Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 2 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 107K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Jeff Pope
- Reece ShearsmithMalcolm Webster
- Kate FleetwoodFelicity Webster
- Federay HolmesJane Drumm
- James LaurensonBrian Drumm