Scripted series · Sky
Small Town Scandal
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Small Town Scandal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Small Town Scandal reads strongest on Serialized, Humour and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Small Town Scandal follows Toby, a disgraced journalist turned podcast host, who returns to his rural hometown to investigate the bizarre death of his millionaire uncle - killed, suspiciously, by an automatic lawnmower.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSeason 1
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20268 episodes
Tom Sainsbury brings his mockumentary true-crime podcast to the screen. The beloved comedian plays a disgraced journalist-turned-true-crime podcast host investigating the death of his millionaire uncle in a town filled with eccentric suspects.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
The Devil Is In The Detail
S01E08
The Pieces Fall Into Place
S01E05
In Perfect Harmony
S01E06
Splattered Blood Runs Thicker Than Water
S01E03
The Buchananiser Automated Lawnmowers (TM)
S01E04
Who Gets Mitch’s Money?
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Tom SainsburyWriter
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
Checking regional listings…
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
For one hundred million
2026
Moral complexity · Sharp comic writing
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
2026
Moral complexity · Sharp comic writing
Bust Up
2026
Moral complexity · Sharp comic writing
New Zealand Spy
2026
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Playing Gracie Darling
2025
Character-driven drama
Friends Like Her
2024
Character-driven drama
Junior Taskmaster
2024
Sharp comic writing
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023
Character-driven drama
Spinal Destination
2024
Sharp comic writing
My Brilliant Career
2026
Character-driven drama
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
The Rookie
2018
Another morally complex epic for anyone who wanted more grey.
Breaking Bad
2008
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
The Sopranos
1999
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
The Mentalist
2008
Another morally complex epic for anyone who wanted more grey.
Bones
2005
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
Prison Break
2005
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation