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The Rumour

  • TV Series
  • 2025–
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
201
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
72
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Rachel Shenton and Emily Atack in The Rumour (2025)
DramaThriller

A mother moves to a small town and gets entangled with a group of mothers. She exploits a rumor of a child predator living nearby, fueling gossip and heightening tensions while trying to saf... Read allA mother moves to a small town and gets entangled with a group of mothers. She exploits a rumor of a child predator living nearby, fueling gossip and heightening tensions while trying to safeguard her son amidst rising mistrust.A mother moves to a small town and gets entangled with a group of mothers. She exploits a rumor of a child predator living nearby, fueling gossip and heightening tensions while trying to safeguard her son amidst rising mistrust.

  • Stars
    • Rachel Shenton
    • Joanne Whalley
    • Emily Atack
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    201
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    72
    722
    • Stars
      • Rachel Shenton
      • Joanne Whalley
      • Emily Atack
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes5

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    Rachel Shenton
    Rachel Shenton
    • Joanna
    • 2025
    Joanne Whalley
    Joanne Whalley
    • Bea
    • 2025
    Emily Atack
    Emily Atack
    • Debbie
    • 2025
    Samuel Anderson
    Samuel Anderson
    • Michael
    • 2025
    Ellie Haddington
    • Liz
    • 2025
    Liza Sadovy
    Liza Sadovy
    • Kay
    • 2025
    Lucy Speed
    Lucy Speed
    • Rachel
    • 2025
    Tamzin Griffin
    Tamzin Griffin
    • Sonia Martins
    • 2025
    Carryl Thomas
    Carryl Thomas
    • Fatima
    • 2025
    Alex Waldmann
    Alex Waldmann
    • Stephen
    • 2025
    Eiden-River Coleman
    • Alfie
    • 2025
    Katalin Ruzsik
    Katalin Ruzsik
    • Anita Kovács
    • 2025
    Alexander Forsyth
    Alexander Forsyth
    • Zac Cooper
    • 2025
    Lili Walters
    • Miss Higgins
    • 2025
    Nora Olohitare Ohilebo
    • Ketifa
    • 2025
    Alex Diehl
    Alex Diehl
    • Seth
    • 2025
    Lidia Zelikman Kauders
    • Hayley
    • 2025
    Isaac Gallagher
    • Liam
    • 2025
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    User reviews15

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    8wqjvhgk

    Not sure why such low scores

    Don't think this series is as bad as the reviews on here and the low IMDB rating. Quite an easy watch and I've seen a lot worse on channel 5!

    The premise of the story is entertaining and think the acting is pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing how the story develops.

    Give it a watch and make up your own mind.
    8jenniewrennie

    Entertaining psychological thriller

    I swear some folk's hobby is leaving 1 star reviews on here citing ridiculous reasons like not finding out Alfie is a boy for ages - why does it matter?! I found this entertaining, intriguing and it maintained a good pace through 5 episodes. I did have some questions at the end but not everything has to be tied up in a neat bow at the end. I would say this is of the better quality channel 5 dramas.
    8sally-732

    Pretty Good

    I liked this more than I thought I would. Good premise, fine acting and interesting plot. Will see how the series progresses and hopefully a second series will be commissioned.

    Channel 5 are proving to have some interesting drama series which are easy watching and sometimes that is all you want on a wet drizzly evening.
    1patlee2000

    Too PC for its own good

    It ticks more boxes than there are boxes. We have it all ........ ethnic diversity, lesbians, dubious casting - almost half an hour in before being told "Alfie" is a boy! And not to mention the (over)acting. I particularly enjoyed the very realistic scene of our heroine removing a wall full of graffiti from the garage door with little more than a toothbrush .How it can stretch to five episodes I don't know, but I'll stick with it for the sheer unintentional comedic value.
    5berniemthompson

    Some very acting but very poorly edited.

    Visually it's really well shot and there are beautiful tones there with the camera work. Great cast and there are some great performances delivered but the story feels disjointed and out of sync. The editing makes the story feel all over the place. I think it tried too hard to make everyone a potential suspect. You just feel there's a much better show in there somewhere but those parts are either on the editing room floor or in the wrong sequence. It's watchable but it misses at the same time. If you've something else to get done, you're better off doing that.

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      • September 10, 2025 (United Kingdom)
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      • Cuba Pictures
      • Fremantle
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