Ordeal by Innocence

2018

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Ordeal by Innocence

7.2 | TV-MA | en | Drama

The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Episode 1

Apr. 01,2018

Heiress Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate. Eighteen months later, as her widower prepares to marry again, the identity of the murderer is thrown in doubt.

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Heiress Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate. Eighteen months later, as her widower prepares to marry again, the identity of the murderer is thrown in doubt.

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Crew

Bill Nighy

as Leo Argyll

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Anthony Boyle

as Jack Argyll

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning The Altruists House of Guinness Animal Within Say Nothing Shardlake Manhunt Masters of the Air Tetris Danny Boy

Anna Chancellor

as Rachel Argyll

Box of Frogs My Brilliant Career Brighton Storeys Playhouse Creatures Outrageous My Lady Jane Fifteen-Love That Dirty Black Bag Stromboli Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Fiona Gavin

Art Direction

Catrin Meredydd

Production Design

Jo Riddell

Production Design

Gordon Grant

Set Decoration

John Lee

Director of Photography

Claire Harris

Makeup Artist

Lee Melrose

Makeup Artist

Nikki Cowe

Makeup Artist

Adam Recht

Editor

Jo Smyth

Editor

Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Casting

Basi Akpabio

Executive Producer

Gaynor Holmes

Executive Producer

Sarah Phelps

Executive Producer

James Prichard

Executive Producer

Karen Thrussell

Executive Producer

Damien Timmer

Executive Producer

Helen Ziegler

Executive Producer

Mark Murdoch

Line Producer

Roopesh Parekh

Producer

Ordeal by Innocence Audience Reviews

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

adbrownie I love all the hand-wringing - not in the show, but in these reviews. 'The gall of these people, changing the sacred text handed down to us by the one true Agatha!!' One guy goes on about how we'd never allow this sort of hanky panky with Shakespeare. I shudder to think of his reaction if he knew that Shakespeare has the honor (aye, honor) of being the most mutilated author of all time. This is a taut thriller, beautifully acted and shot. It's plot devices are clever without ever getting too clever. Some might chomp at the pace at times, but I think it varies its pacing well. In all, very good.

rainabosniac Before you start watching this, you should know that the story has been rewritten, it's not exactly like the one in the book. Now that that's out of the way, without complaining about the fact that this wasn't an adaptation as much as it was a rewrite, I'm just going to say what I thought about it as a movie not as a story.The actors did their best, there weren't any moments when I found the acting to be questionable. They had depth, were three-dimensional and just made the story interesting. I've got nothing bad to say about the actors or the characters.The plot was intriguing, but an exciting story is expected from an Agatha Christie adaptation. It had depth, it definitely keeps you on your toes and again, nothing bad to say about that.The directing wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. It is a bit excusable, considering there was quite a wide variety of scenery and an intriguing plot, so it didn't need some amazing directing, although as I have previously said, it could have been better. Summing up, it's a great mini-series to watch, I definitely recommend it. You shouldn't watch it if you expect the story to be exactly like Christie's book. I didn't really mind that, it felt like a gust of fresh air. I'm actually giving it a 8.5/10.

monicaserrano-99806 I thought this was terrible. The show was boring and slow moving and the ending was quite predictable and unsatisfying. I also caught a couple of mistakes (bright red blood after 18 months oxidizing, really?) and thought some of it didn't make much sense. Just had to write a review, because I wish I had known how bad it was before spending 3 hours of my life watching this show...

chrlmackay The murderer is changed and hence the whole plot falls apart. So many details were changed from the original book that it was unrecognisable . Disappointing and confusing viewing if you have read the book. As a stand alone murder mystery this was entertaining but I was too confused by the number of differences between the book and tv drama it spoilt my viewing experience. Agatha must be turning in her grave