Without Sin
{{Short description|British television drama}}
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| genre = Drama
| creator = Frances Poletti
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| composer = Lindsay Wright
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_episodes = 4
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- Andy Harries
- Johnny Harris
- Vicky McClure
- Sian McWilliams
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| producer = Guy Hescott
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| company = Left Bank Pictures
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Without Sin is a four-part British television drama series, written by Frances Poletti.{{cite web | url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/line-of-duty-star-vicky-mcclure-to-star-in-new-crime-drama-without-sin-on-itv/ | title=Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to star in new crime drama Without Sin on ITV | date=7 October 2021 }} It stars Vicky McClure as a mother whose life becomes entangled with her daughter's killer. It began airing on 28 December 2022 ITVX, followed by broadcast on ITV on 15 May 2023. The series began airing on Acorn TV on 12 February 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/without-sin-release-date-itvx/ | title=Without Sin: Release date, cast and plot for ITV drama }}
Plot
Three years on from the death of her daughter, taxi driver Stella is still unable to move on. With her family life in tatters, she suddenly gets a message from the man who killed her child.
Cast
- Vicky McClure as Stella
- Johnny Harris as Charles Stone
- Dorothy Atkinson as Jessie Cole
- Andrea Lowe as Bobbi Carter
- Johann Myers as Remy
- Ezra Faroque Khan as Kelvin
- Callum Fuller as Jamal Aboushi
Episodes
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|DirectedBy= Al Mackay
|WrittenBy= Frances Poletti
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2022|12|28|df=yes}} (ITVX)
{{Start date|2023|05|15|df=yes}} (ITV)
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|Title = Episode 2
|DirectedBy= Al Mackay
|WrittenBy= Frances Poletti
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2022|12|28|df=yes}} (ITVX)
{{Start date|2023|05|16|df=yes}} (ITV)
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|Title = Episode 3
|DirectedBy= Al Mackay
|WrittenBy= Frances Poletti
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2022|12|28|df=yes}} (ITVX)
{{Start date|2023|05|17|df=yes}} (ITV)
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|Title = Episode 4
|DirectedBy= Al Mackay
|WrittenBy= Frances Poletti
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2022|12|28|df=yes}} (ITVX)
{{Start date|2023|05|18|df=yes}} (ITV)
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Reception
Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising McClure's performance.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/28/without-sin-review-vicky-mcclure-itvx-drama | title=Without Sin review – Vicky McClure is fantastic in this heavyweight thriller | newspaper=The Guardian | date=28 December 2022 | last1=Nicholson | first1=Rebecca }} Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it four stars out of five, praising the cast and evocation of the setting by Poletti.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2022/12/28/without-sin-review-vicky-mcclure-leaves-line-duty-behind-powerful/ | title=Without Sin, review: Vicky McClure leaves Line of Duty behind with powerful study of grief | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=28 December 2022 | last1=Singh | first1=Anita }} Nick Hilton of The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, finding it 'generic' and feeling it did not afford McClure new material as an actor.{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/without-sin-review-vicky-mcclure-itv-b2251470.html | title=No one will love the new Vicky McClure drama Without Sin, but no one will hate it | website=Independent.co.uk | date=28 December 2022 }}
Awards
McClure was nominated at the 2023 British Academy Television Awards, for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance.{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/bafta-television-2023-nominations-winners#leading-actress---kate-winslet | title=BAFTA Television 2023: The Winners & Nominations | date=16 March 2023 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|15680030}}
Category:2022 British television series debuts
Category:2022 British television series endings
Category:2020s British drama television series
Category:2020s British television miniseries
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:Television series by Left Bank Pictures
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