The thrilling boxset is now available to stream on Netflix, but Jamie Dornan's character was considered controversial at the time – find out why…
August 06, 2020 - 11:40 BST Francesca Shillcock TV lovers were thrilled when all three seasons of The Fall landed on Netflix this month. The drama, originally aired on the BBC, was hugely popular when it premiered in 2013 - partly thanks to its leading stars Gillian Anderson as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and Jamie Dornan as psychopathic serial killer Paul Spector.Loading the player...
But despite its success, including BAFTA wins and glowing reviews, the programme also sparked an element of debate and criticism that considered whether the plot 'glamorised' violence. Around the time the show was first shown, one TV critic, Terence Blacker, mused that the first series depicted scenes of abuse and killing of women as a"sexual experience […] without any crudely explicit detail.
Meanwhile, leading actor Jamie appeared on This Morning this week, briefly noting that playing Paul Spector affected his future roles in comedy acting. "I always thought I'd do comedy early on [in my career]," the 38-year-old began."And then I played a psychopath and nobody really thought of me in a comedic way. So I've been trying to get back to that a wee bit."
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