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Miniseries – The Pale Horse

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When a murder investigation is launched into the death of a young woman, a mysterious list of names is discovered in her shoe, prompting an inquiry not only to find the killer but also to understand the list of names. One of those named is Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell). He embarks on an investigation into how and why his name came to appear on the list; an investigation that leads him to The Pale Horse--the peculiar home of a trio of rumored witches in the beautiful village of Much Deeping. Past and present collide for Mark as he uncovers ties between his deceased first wife, Delphine (Georgina Campbell) and the witches. As more people named on the list are found dead, Mark starts to fear for his own life and sanity. Despite Mark's skepticism of the paranormal, he cannot help but be consumed by the increasingly strange and extraordinary things happening around him. Is this too the work of the witches of The Pale Horse, and does this mean he is next on their list? Or can he find a rational explanation and identify the killer before they catch up with him.
The Pale Horse — Miniseries

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Critics Consensus

Though The Pale Horse bristles with brutal thrills, it's convoluted mystery at times sedates the suspenseful proceedings.

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Boyd Hilton Empire Magazine 03/11/2020
5/5
Classic Phelps. Go to Full Review Ann Donahue IndieWire 03/11/2020
B
Despite Sewell and Kaya Scodelario - who plays the in-over-her-perfectly-coiffed-head wife 2.0 - selling every spooky undercurrent, all these questions resolve with an ending that's too purposefully oblique. Go to Full Review William Hughes AV Club 03/11/2020
B
The worst thing you can say about Phelps' Christie adaptations, really, is that they often only barely qualify as mysteries-something The Pale Horse is equally guilty of. Go to Full Review Marty Brown Common Sense Media 06/18/2020
4/5
Unorthodox Christie adaptation has swearing, murder. Go to Full Review Clement Tyler Obropta Film Inquiry 04/22/2020
With Phelps writing another four Agathaptations to come, The Pale Horse will probably continue to gallop in the middle of the harras as utterly disposable pseudo-mystery fiction. Go to Full Review Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) 04/16/2020
Stylish, creepy and inexplicable. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sharang L @Scribe187 03/07/2025 Fritters away a great build-up in an attempt to make it more mysterious than the original plot allows. See more Karen W @RT55424139 12/10/2024 I found it quite confusing especially the ending, I had to look it up to know what happened, and even then I thought it was very weak. See more Will G. F @RT37883812 10/09/2023 It's a good supernatural mystery for an October evening if your to read list is too big already. See more farah r @Farah 07/05/2022 I didn't really enjoy watching The Pale Horse as much as I did reading it. See more tom m @RT96790832 12/29/2021 A decently told mystery. What you'd expect from a series based on an Agatha Christie work. See more 12/13/2020 I thought this was a well acted take on the Agatha Christie novel. The twist ending was well set up and ambiguous, which I love. I'd recommend to anyone who has enjoyed other BBC Agatha Christie shows See more Read all reviews
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Rufus Sewell

Actor

Sarah Phelps

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 13, 2020 Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Sarah Phelps
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Release Date
Mar 13, 2020