Without Sin

Last updated
Without Sin
Genre Drama
Created byFrances Poletti
Written byFrances Poletti
Starring
ComposerLindsay Wright
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Harries
  • Johnny Harris
  • Vicky McClure
  • Sian McWilliams
ProducerGuy Hescott
CinematographyRachel Clark
Production company Left Bank Pictures
Original release
Network ITV
Release28 December 2022 (2022-12-28)

Without Sin is a four-part British television drama series, written by Frances Poletti. [1] It stars Vicky McClure as a mother whose life becomes entangled with her daughter's killer. It began airing on 28 December 2022 ITVX, followed by broadcast on ITV on 15 May 2023.Began airing on Acorn Tv In February 12, 2024. [2]

Contents

Plot

Three years on from the death of her daughter, Uber driver Stella is still unable to move on. With her family life in tatters, she suddenly gets a message from the man who killed her child.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Al MackayFrances Poletti28 December 2022 (2022-12-28) (ITVX) 15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) (ITV)3.82
2"Episode 2"Al MackayFrances Poletti28 December 2022 (2022-12-28) (ITVX) 16 May 2023 (2023-05-16) (ITV)3.38
3"Episode 3"Al MackayFrances Poletti28 December 2022 (2022-12-28) (ITVX) 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) (ITV)3.25
4"Episode 4"Al MackayFrances Poletti28 December 2022 (2022-12-28) (ITVX) 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) (ITV)2.83

Reception

Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising McClure's performance. [3] Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it four stars out of five, praising the cast and evocation of the setting by Poletti. [4] Nick Hilton of The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, finding it 'generic' and feeling it did not afford McClure new material as an actor. [5]

Awards

McClure was nominated at the 2023 British Academy Television Awards, for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Neilson</span> British actor

David Neilson is an English actor. He is best known for his role as cafe owner Roy Cropper in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which he has played since 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morven Christie</span> Scottish actress

Morven Christie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Hughes in the BBC drama The A Word, Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama Grantchester, and Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong in ITV crime series The Bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicky McClure</span> English actress (born 1983)

Vicky Lee McClure is an English actress, model and presenter. She is known for her roles as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the BBC series Line of Duty (2012–2021) and Lol Jenkins in Shane Meadows' film This Is England (2006) and its Channel 4 sequel mini-series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011), and This Is England '90 (2015). Before This is England, she appeared in another of Meadows' films, A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), where she played Ladine. She won the RTS Award and British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lol in This is England '86 in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Harris (actor)</span> English actor, screenwriter, producer and director

Johnny Harris is an English actor, screenwriter, producer and director.

Sally Carman-Duttine is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Kelly Maguire in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless (2005–2013), and Abi Franklin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2017–present).

<i>The Bay</i> (TV series) British crime drama series

The Bay is a British crime drama television series produced by Tall Story Pictures and distributed worldwide by ITV Studios Global Entertainment that first aired in March 2019 on ITV. The first two series starred Morven Christie as a detective sergeant family liaison officer. Marsha Thomason took over the leading role from series three as DS Jenn Townsend. The first series centred around an investigation into teenage missing twins from a family living in Morecambe. The name of the series derives from Morecambe Bay, in the county of Lancashire in the north-west of England.

<i>Alex Rider</i> (TV series) 2020 British spy thriller television series

Alex Rider is a British spy thriller television series based on the novel series of the same name by Anthony Horowitz. Adapted by Guy Burt, it stars Otto Farrant as the eponymous character, who is recruited by a subdivision of MI6 as a teenage spy to infiltrate places that others are unable to. The series is Amazon's first scripted British Amazon Original series. The show is jointly produced by Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television, and is the second screen adaptation of the novels, following the 2006 feature film version of the first novel, Stormbreaker.

<i>Line of Duty</i> series 6 BBC police procedural TV show, 2021 series

The sixth series of Line of Duty, consisting of seven episodes, began broadcasting on BBC One on 21 March 2021. The story follows the actions of AC-12, led by Superintendent Ted Hastings and DI Steve Arnott, as they investigate DCI Joanne Davidson and her team, including former AC-12 officer DI Kate Fleming.

Perry Fitzpatrick is an English actor. He is known for his roles as DS Chris Lomax in the BBC series Line of Duty, Flip in This Is England '86 and This Is England '90, and Hot & Cold in Drifters.

The Pact is a British television drama series written and created by Pete McTighe and made and filmed in Wales. Produced by Little Door Productions, it began broadcasting on BBC One on 17 May 2021. On 6 April 2022, a second series was announced, focusing on a new cast and story, which premiered on 24 October 2022.

<i>The Larkins</i> (2021 TV series) English ITV comedy drama

The Larkins is an English comedy drama television series, produced by Objective Fiction and Genial Productions. The series is the most recent adaptation of H. E. Bates novel The Darling Buds of May.

<i>A Very British Scandal</i> Television drama

A Very British Scandal is a 2021 historical drama television miniseries, starring Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Paul Bettany as Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. While not a direct sequel or continuation, its production company, Blueprint Pictures, previously made A Very English Scandal (2018), about the Thorpe affair.

<i>Hotel Portofino</i> British period drama television series

Hotel Portofino is a British period drama television series, created and written by Matt Baker. It is about a British family in the 1920s who own and operate a hotel for wealthy clients in an Italian resort town. The six-episode first season was released on BritBox in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2022 and began airing on ITV from 3 February 2023. It premiered on Sky Italia on 28 February 2022.

Trigger Point is a British crime thriller television series starring Vicky McClure as a police bomb disposal expert in London. It is created and written by Daniel Brierley. It was first broadcast on 23 January 2022 on ITV. In June 2022, it was announced that NBC Universal's Peacock streaming platform had picked up the series for US streaming starting on 8 July 2022.

Somewhere Boy is a British drama series filmed in South Wales, starring Lewis Gribben and written by Pete Jackson. It began airing on Channel 4 from 16 October 2022.

<i>Ten Pound Poms</i> (TV series) British historical drama television series

Ten Pound Poms is a British historical drama television series created by Danny Brocklehurst for BBC One and Stan. The series stars Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown as Ten Pound Poms, British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War. The series premiered on 14 May 2023 on BBC One and has six episodes. The first episode attracted an overnight audience of 4.6 million viewers.

Maternal is a British medical drama television drama series created by Jacqui Honess-Martin. The series began broadcast on ITV on 16 January 2023, as well as on ITVX. The show was cancelled after one season.

Better is a British crime drama television drama series, created and written by Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, about a corrupt police officer who attempts to turn her life around, only for it to get much worse. The series began broadcast on BBC One on 13 February 2023, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer simultaneously.

<i>Blue Lights</i> (2023 TV series) British police drama television series set in Northern Ireland (2023)

Blue Lights is a British police procedural television drama series set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following three probationary police officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the experienced officers who train, mentor, and work with them. The series was broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, premiering on 27 March 2023; it was re-commissioned for a second series, which began broadcast in April 2024. A third and fourth series have been commissioned.

Malpractice is a British medical drama television series, created and written by Grace Ofori-Attah. It stars Niamh Algar as a doctor embroiled in a medical scandal. It began airing on 23 April 2023 on ITV and ITVX. It has been commissioned for a second series.

References

  1. "Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to star in new crime drama Without Sin on ITV". 7 October 2021.
  2. "Without Sin: Release date, cast and plot for ITV drama".
  3. Nicholson, Rebecca (28 December 2022). "Without Sin review – Vicky McClure is fantastic in this heavyweight thriller". The Guardian.
  4. Singh, Anita (28 December 2022). "Without Sin, review: Vicky McClure leaves Line of Duty behind with powerful study of grief". The Telegraph.
  5. "No one will love the new Vicky McClure drama Without Sin, but no one will hate it". Independent.co.uk . 28 December 2022.
  6. "BAFTA Television 2023: The Winners & Nominations". 16 March 2023.