The Field of Blood
Seen it?2011 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or Shetland, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger.
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 powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 1 is the high point.
Series 12011 · 2 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday- Series 22013 · 2 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
- Jayd JohnsonPaddy Meehan
- David MorrisseyMurray Devlin
- Kelsey GriffinMary Ann Meehan
- Bronagh GallagherTrisha Meehan
- Matt CostelloCon Meehan
- Ron DonachieDCI Sullivan
- Ford KiernanGeorge McVie