Scripted series · RTÉ One
The Fall
A killer within reach.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gillian Anderson
Stella Gibson
17 eps
Jamie Dornan
Paul Spector
17 eps
Archie Panjabi
Tanya Reed Smith
11 eps
Niamh McGrady
Danielle "Dani" Ferrington
17 eps
Frank McCusker
Garrett Brink
5 eps
John Lynch
Jim Burns
17 eps
Colin Morgan
Tom Anderson
12 eps
Ruth Bradley
Wallace
5 eps
Stuart Graham
Matthew "Matt" Eastwood
15 eps
Valene Kane
Rose Stagg
17 eps
Aisling Bea
Nurse Sheridan
4 eps
Bronagh Waugh
Sally Ann Spector
17 eps
Richard Coyle
Dr O’Donnell
3 eps
Aidan McArdle
Healy
5 eps
Krister Henriksson
Dr Larson
4 eps
Aisling Franciosi
Katie Benedetto
16 eps
Emmett J. Scanlan
Glenn Martin
16 eps
Kelly Campbell
Dr. Morton
1 eps
Simon Delaney
Jerry McElroy
5 eps
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Marion Kay
4 eps
Nick Lee
Ned Callan
3 eps
Gerard McCarthy
Kevin McSwain
3 eps
Gerard Jordan
Brian Stone
3 eps
David Beattie
Liam Spector
4 eps
Sarah Beattie
Olivia Spector
5 eps
Séanín Brennan
Liz Tyler
3 eps
Brian Milligan
James Tyler
3 eps
Joanne Crawford
Joan Jennings
1 eps
Karen Hassan
Annie Brawley
4 eps
Siobhán McSweeney
Mary McCurdy
5 eps
Andy Moore
Terry McInturff
2 eps
Eugene O'Hare
Aaron Monroe
3 eps
Michael Colgan
Sheldon Schwartz
1 eps
B.J. Hogg
Ian Kay
3 eps
Laura Donnelly
Sarah Kay
3 eps
Ben Peel
James Olson
2 eps
Michael McElhatton
Rob Breedlove
4 eps
Ian McElhinney
Morgan Monroe
3 eps
Patrick O'Kane
Charles Chandler
1 eps
Tara Lynne O'Neill
Martina Dean
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Fall actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Fall reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 17 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20135 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S01E05 Episode Five
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20146 episodes
8.0IMDbIt’s been ten days since Spector told Stella that she would never catch him. As Stella tries to help Spector’s surviving victim remember her attacker, he is forced to confront the loose ends he left behind in Belfast.
Best episode · S02E06 Episode Six
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20166 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E06 Episode Six
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E06
Episode Six
With Paul Spector in custody, DSI Gibson searches for clues to help find Rose Stagg.
- Directed by Allan Cubitt
- Written by Allan Cubitt
S03E06
Episode Six
The series concludes as Gibson and Anderson put fresh evidence to Spector, with explosive results. Spector's new-found friendship with another inmate develops, with devastating consequences.
- Directed by Allan Cubitt
- Written by Allan Cubitt
S02E02
Episode Two
Stella Gibson realises that her mistakes have put the life of Rose Stagg in danger.
- Directed by Allan Cubitt
- Written by Allan Cubitt
S01E05
Episode Five
The killer's latest attack gives Gibson renewed impetus. As the net appears to be closing in, Spector makes a dramatic confession and a decision that binds his fate to Gibson.
- Directed by Jakob Verbruggen
- Written by Allan Cubitt
S02E04
Episode Four
A shocking revelation proves how terrifyingly manipulative Paul Spector can be.
- Directed by Allan Cubitt
- Written by Allan Cubitt
S02E05
Episode Five
As the investigation tightens around Paul Spector, he makes a bold break for cover.
- Directed by Allan Cubitt
- Written by Allan Cubitt
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.
Executive production
- Stephen WrightExecutive Producer
- Allan CubittExecutive Producer
- Justin ThomsonExecutive Producer
- Julian StevensProducer
- Patrick IrwinExecutive Producer
- Gub NealProducer
Writing
- Allan CubittWriter
Direction
- Jakob VerbruggenDirector
- Allan CubittDirector
Cinematography
- David GrennanDirector of Photography
- Ruairí O'BrienDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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