A Confession

Series Similar to A Confession

If you enjoyed A Confession, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Pembrokeshire Murders

   2021 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

   In The Pembrokeshire Murders, the story centers around two unsolved double murders from the 1980s. In 2006, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins decided to reopen both cases. Employing pioneering forensic methods, Wilkins and his team found microscopic DNA and fibres that potentially linked the murders to a string of burglaries committed in the 80s and 90s. The perpetrator of those robberies was nearing the end of his prison sentence, but if Steve Wilkins was right, he was also a serial killer. Could Steve and his team find enough forensic evidence to charge their suspect before he was released to potentially kill again?

2. Appropriate Adult

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

   Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.

3. The Hunt for Raoul Moat

   2023 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   The Hunt for Raoul Moat shines a light on the human tragedies that lay behind Britain's biggest manhunt, told through the eyes of those who sought to bring a violent killer to justice.The drama focuses on the innocent victims of Moat's crimes - Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband; the police officers who put themselves in the firing line in their quest to apprehend Moat; and the local journalist who sought to tell Moat's real story in a landscape of sensationalist reporting and social media provocation.

4. The Moorside

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Following the disappearance of nine year-old Shannon Matthews from The Moorside Estate in Dewsbury, the police and community mount a frantic search. Despite their efforts, no trace of her can be found and within a few hours the police investigation takes on the scale of a murder enquiry.Emotional public appeals for information from her mother Karen Matthews amount to nothing, and the community, led by Julie Bushby, stand by her and make extraordinary efforts of their own to find Shannon.Despite the support, doubts are beginning to creep in for some regarding Karen's behaviour. Friend and neighbour Natalie struggles with her conscience as she becomes convinced that Karen knows more than she is revealing.Just as all hope is close to fading, Shannon is found alive. The wild celebrations of Julie and the community are rapidly cut short when they learn that Shannon was being held by a man known to Karen.

5. The Salisbury Poisonings

   2020 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   The Salisbury Poisonings focuses on the impact the 2018 Novichok poisonings had on the local community. The drama tells the remarkable story of how ordinary people and public services reacted to a crisis on their doorstep, displaying extraordinary heroism as their city became the focus of an unprecedented national emergency. Salisbury captures the bravery, resilience and, in some cases, personal tragedy of the unsuspecting locals, who faced a situation of unimaginable horror so close to home.

6. Des

   2020 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

   Des is based on material from the book Killing for Company by Brian Masters, which focuses on one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men—Dennis Nilsen, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay and biographer Brian Masters—the series exploring the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.

7. The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

   2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   This drama tells the real-life story of retired schoolteacher Christopher Jefferies who was initially questioned by police as a suspect in the murder of Jo Yeates who rented a flat from him. He was vilified by the press, partly on account of his eccentric appearance and long flowing hair, even after he had been released on bail by the police.

8. Manhunt

   2019 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   Compelling real-life crime drama based on Met Detective Colin Sutton's memoirs.

9. Deceit

   2021 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Deceit tells the story of a female undercover officer, codename ‘Lizzie James', who is asked to become sexual bait for a suspected killer. The series will explore the high-pressure investigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992. 

10. White House Farm

    2020 · Drama, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

    White House Farm is a factual drama that tells the story of when members of the same family were murdered at an Essex farmhouse.