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The Sister

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2020
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Russell Tovey, Bertie Carvel, and Amrita Acharia in The Sister (2020)
How far would you go to keep a secret? Stream all episodes of The Sister January 22.
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Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of ... Read allAlmost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions.Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions.

  • Creator
    • Neil Cross
  • Stars
    • Russell Tovey
    • Amrita Acharia
    • Bertie Carvel
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    5.9/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Neil Cross
    • Stars
      • Russell Tovey
      • Amrita Acharia
      • Bertie Carvel
    • 139User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • Nathan
    • 2020
    Amrita Acharia
    Amrita Acharia
    • Holly Fox
    • 2020
    Bertie Carvel
    Bertie Carvel
    • Bob
    • 2020
    Paul Bazely
    Paul Bazely
    • Graham Fox
    • 2020
    Nina Toussaint-White
    Nina Toussaint-White
    • Jacki
    • 2020
    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • June Fox
    • 2020
    Ewan Bailey
    Ewan Bailey
    • DCI Holloway (2019)…
    • 2020
    Colin Blyth
    Colin Blyth
    • Ian Office Staff
    • 2020
    Simone Ashley
    Simone Ashley
    • Elise Fox
    • 2020
    Tim Plester
    Tim Plester
    • Justin
    • 2020
    Fleur Keith
    Fleur Keith
    • Katherine…
    • 2020
    Ruth Clarson
    • 2009 New Years Party Guest…
    • 2020
    Alex Boxall
    • Richard
    • 2020
    Lucy Clarke
    • New Years' Eve party guest
    • 2020
    Adam Morris
    Adam Morris
    • Newsreader
    • 2020
    Sam Henderson
    • Trainee estate agent
    • 2020
    James Doherty
    James Doherty
    • Brian Weatherall
    • 2020
    Angela Terence
    • Nathan's PA
    • 2020
    • Creator
      • Neil Cross
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    User reviews139

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    4wooflydog

    Dreadful dull

    Cut to 3 episodes, maybe it would've been watchable, but the endless gormless silences between snatches of mumbled dialogue just overstrained my patience. The plot is good enough, apart from the kitschy bit of halloween at the end, but the main characters are so boring and unappealing, and the pace so slow that I lost all interest in their fates.
    8RealBlvck

    Wooow. Yall making me rethink a lot!

    I almost ALWAYS read reviews before seeing anything. But after seeing this series was only 4 episodes long, i decided to go head and watch with unbiased eyes. And all I gotta say is....yall tripping. Definitely watchable. Acting was believable. And the tension was surprising in the last two episodes, especially after truly knowing the characters. Man....let me go peep some of these other "5" star shows. I see some yall a little tooo picky.
    8kkmmbbtx

    Americans and Brits 😊

    Probably an oversimplification, but it always looks similar. Large preponderance of Americans dislike these British Mysteries/Crime shows. They are slow-paced, require thinking and patience. I enjoy most immensely (I'm American). I'm not saying this is the highest rated I've ever watched, but it kept my interest, I enjoyed it. Patience, peeps, take some time. 😊
    5hailthequeenbaby

    Just as well it was only 4 episodes

    If it had been a full length series I'd have given up but as it was only 4 episodes I stuck it out..... but it was pretty awful. You couldn't care less about any of the characters or what happened and I just said Nope! at the final scene
    8Maverick1962

    Creepy supernatural serial

    Rather surprised by all the bad reviews here as my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed The Sister, a slow burning, creepy 4 part serial. Perhaps it's because viewers seem to be impatient today judging by the fast editing of many movies now. The Sister is perhaps old fashioned telly but we enjoyed Russell Tovey and Bertie Carvell's chemistry together. Mostly expressionless Russell and Fagin-like Bertie rather appealed to us, at least it kept us wanting to see the next episode. It's all a bit ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night but we liked that. I'll not say more in case you're planning to watch on a recording or re-run but if you're a patient viewer and like creepy plot lines, give it a go.

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      Promoted alternatively as The Sister or Because The Night
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      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.217 (2020)

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Because the Night
    • Production company
      • Euston Films
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      • 1h(60 min)
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