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Widow, witness, or player? She's about to find out crime doesn't offer bereavement leave.
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Payback (2023)

Scottish noirsmall-time empiresurvival calculus

Latest Episode

Episode 6
4.047 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Episode 6

Nov 8, 2023

The conclusion of the crime thriller. A visit to the Isle of Eris turns Lexie's world upside down as she discovers crucial information that leaves her with an impossible decision.

Overview

DramaCrime

Lexie Noble lives a great life on the outskirts of Edinburgh… until her husband is murdered. As she struggles to make sense of what happened, she learns he had been laundering money for notorious crime boss Cal Morris. As a partner in her late husband's accountancy firm, both Morris and the police will be interested in controlling her next moves.

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Content warning
complicity and innocenceeconomic precarityinstitutional corruptiongendered vulnerability

Standout Aspects

Acting

Morven Christie carries every impossible choice on her face.

Production

Edinburgh's gray suburbs as suffocating character.

Writing

Debbie O'Malley avoids villain clichés for something messier.

Best for:Solo: When you want Edinburgh gloom without leaving your couch.·Binge: Six episodes, one weekend, zero sunlight.·Streaming: Perfect for that 'just one more' crime spiral.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden brutality, mostly off-screen but aftermath lingers.·Emotional: Grief processed through panic, not catharsis.
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Creator

Debbie O'Malley

First AiredOct 4, 2023
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes6
ITV1

Top Cast

Morven Christie

Morven Christie

Lexie Noble

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Cal Morris

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Prasanna Puwanarajah

DC Jibran Khan

Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell

DCI Adam Guthrie

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Malky Roberts

Grace Chilton

Grace Chilton

DC Alice Hardy

Steven Miller

Steven Miller

DS Rob Livingston

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Debbie O'Malley adapted this from her own unpublished novel, written years before she broke into television.

Insight

The show deliberately avoids Glasgow's familiar crime aesthetic for Edinburgh's anonymous commuter belt, making Lexie's isolation feel infrastructural.

YouTube

Payback | Trailer | BritBox

Payback | Trailer | BritBox

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