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Conviction
MINISERIES: BBC America, begins Monday 1/30 at 9:00p

Conviction
Critic Score
Metascore: 87 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.5 out of 10
based on 4 reviews
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Starring William Ash, Angel Coulby, Reece Dinsdale, Laura Fraser, Nicholas Gleaves, Zoe Henry, Ian Puleston-Davies, and David Warner

This six-episode BBC miniseries (not to be confused with the upcoming NBC crime drama of the same name) follows a group of homicide police as they investigate the brutal killing of a 12-year-old girl.

GENRE(S): Crime, Drama
CREATED BY: Bill Gallagher
FIRST AIR DATE: January 30, 2006
ALSO ON: airs at 6:00p & 10:00p PT

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

91
Entertainment Weekly Alynda Wheat
Engrossing. [3 Feb 2006, p.65]
90
LA Weekly Robert Abele
Excellent... Writer Bill Gallagher shines a stark spotlight on the emotional ramifications of policework experienced by the people doing the investigating -- what the pressure of a job built on a perceived duty toward eternal vigilance does to the souls of ordinary, flawed men and women.
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90
TV Guide Matt Roush
Conviction is the latest gripping gem to emerge on a network that excels at this sort of thing.
80
Hollywood Reporter Marilyn Moss
Edgy and often exciting.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this tv show is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Lisa H gave it a5:
Do critics base their opinions on 1 episode? I surely don't. This show is becoming more predictable and less interesting as episodes go by.

henry h gave it a10:
Intense and brilliantly shot, the most memorable 6 hours of police drama since Homicide Life on the Streets

Royster X gave it a10:
This is not the US/Dick Wolf show but a way better BBC police procedural / morality play! Beautifully made and well written, it ranks with the Wire and its HBO betheren as something unique and compelling on the tv landscape populated by medicority

susan g gave it a10:
Really good character development....very intense.

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