Items10The creator’s order
  1. 1The Slap (2011)The Slap (2011) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 6 Oct 2011The 2011 Australian The Slap follows eight people connected to a barbecue where a man hits a child who is not his own. Each perspective changes what the incident threatens: a marriage, an identity, a friendship or a claim to moral authority. Start here for the clearest small action with an…0
  2. 2The Casual Vacancy (2015)The Casual Vacancy (2015) 6.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 15 Feb 2015A parish councillor's death leaves a seat that becomes a proxy fight over responsibility for a poorer neighbouring estate. The Casual Vacancy connects apparently respectable local arguments to the lives affected by their outcome. Choose it for a community whose disagreement is about resources as…0
  3. 3The Accident (2019)The Accident (2019) 6.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 24 Oct 2019An explosion at a construction site kills teenagers and leaves a Welsh community arguing over responsibility. The 2019 British The Accident follows parents, local leadership and business interests whose relationships existed before the disaster. Pick it for the way a demand for accountability…0
  4. 4Collision (2009)Collision (2009) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 9 Nov 2009A motorway collision brings strangers into the same investigation, linking lives that initially seem to have little in common. The 2009 British Collision looks backwards from the crash at the choices that put each person on the road. Choose it for an ensemble assembled by a single event rather than…0
  5. 5Guilt (2019)Guilt (2019) 7.4/10 on IMDbFirst aired 24 Oct 2019Two brothers decide to hide their involvement after a fatal road accident, hoping to keep the problem between themselves. The 2019 Scottish Guilt makes that containment steadily less possible as other people acquire reasons to investigate, bargain or interfere. Choose it for the darkly comic…0
  6. 6Broadchurch (2013)Broadchurch (2013) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 4 Mar 2013A boy's killing in Broadchurch changes the relationships of a seaside town whose residents know each other well enough to have strong assumptions. The investigation exposes the cost of those assumptions for the family and for people suddenly treated as suspects. Pick the first season for a crime…0
  7. 7Toxic Town (2025)Toxic Town (2025) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 27 Feb 2025The Corby mothers in Toxic Town gradually recognise that apparently separate family experiences may connect to decisions made around industrial waste. The 2025 dramatisation makes the consequences spread across homes before the community has a shared account of their cause. Choose it for a slower…0
  8. 8Beartown (2020)Beartown (2020) 7.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 18 Oct 2020The junior hockey team carries a declining Swedish town's hopes, so an allegation against a star player threatens more than the team's season. Beartown follows the decisions adults and teenagers make about belief, loyalty and what the town considers worth protecting. Choose the Swedish-language…0
  9. 9Little Fires Everywhere (2020)Little Fires Everywhere (2020) 7.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 18 Mar 2020A custody dispute in Little Fires Everywhere pulls already tense households into public disagreement about belonging, money and what makes a good parent. The apparently orderly Shaker Heights setting makes each new alignment visible. Pick it for people discovering that a position they call…0
  10. 10Mayday (2013)Mayday (2013) 6.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 3 Mar 2013A girl's disappearance before a May Day pageant turns a village's familiar relationships into a field of suspicion. The 2013 British Mayday spends its time with residents who have to decide what to disclose and whom to protect. Choose it for the awkward proximity of knowing somebody as a neighbour…0