55 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestAfter his friend, Gilbert, recently released from prison, commits suicide, Len goes off on a soul searching mission. Meanwhile, Carl decides to go straight but a lack of cash tempts him into doing one last job.
Len Green is a former bank robber and getaway driver who has retired from the criminal life and joined the undertakers run by his uncle. However, his resolve to stay out of the criminal world is tested by temptations based on the seven deadly sins.
Acting
Postlethwaite's weary gravitas carries every frame
Writing
William Ivory's sin-per-episode structure is genuinely clever
Direction
Bleak northern England as moral purgatory
Creator
William Ivory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2000 BBC series predates the prestige crime boom by years — imagine if it dropped on HBO Max instead of buried on BBC Two.
Postlethwaite reportedly took the role specifically because his father was an undertaker; the coffin-handling scenes are technically authentic.
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