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04/04/2016 Crime, Drama 0h 45m
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Detective. Witness. Suspect.

Overview

Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her marriage and isolated from her 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son, Marcella throws herself into work to stop herself from falling apart.

Top billed cast

  1. Anna Friel

    Marcella Backland

  2. Nicholas Pinnock

    Jason Backland

  3. Ray Panthaki

    DI Rav Sangha

  4. Sinéad Cusack

    Sylvie Gibson

  5. Nina Sosanya

    DCI Laura Porter

  6. Jamie Bamber

    DI Tim Williamson

  7. Harry Lloyd

    Henry Gibson

  8. Ian Puleston-Davies

    Peter Cullen

  9. Robert Whitelock

    Guy Roberts

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Current Season

Season 3

 2021 | 8 Episodes

Following on from the dramatic conclusion of the previous series, season 3 sees Marcella in Belfast as an undercover detective. She has taken on a new identity, Keira, and has infiltrated the infamous Maguire crime family but as she investigates their activities, questions come to the fore about how much she’s embraced the Keira personality and left Marcella behind.

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Reviews

A review by Dasha K
Written by Dasha K on 2025-11-14
**WARNING: Don't take massive amounts of narcotics and then try to write a TV show 🚨**

This dumb show is a great example of writers and production both apparently consuming large amounts of hallucinogens and/or narcotics and then attempting to put together a linear story. I cannot believe Netflix let this be released in it's current state, just baffling decisions by everyone involved. It reminded me of those drug movies from the 1970s where it's clear the people behind the camera were under the completely out of it, and obviously under the influence 🥴

After seeing Season three, I f...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Marcella

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