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Season 1 – The Replacement

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When successful architect Ellen becomes pregnant, she hires Paula as her maternity cover. However, Ellen soon fears that Paula is taking over both her professional and personal life.
The Replacement — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The Replacement begins at a low hum of plausible anxiety and quickly escalates into deliciously campy paranoia -- viewers looking for a white-knuckling watch will be thrilled by both of the series' tonal registers.

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Hugo Rifkind The Times (UK) Dec 29, 2017
At first, to be honest, The Replacement worried me enormously. Go to Full Review Andrew Billen The Times (UK) Dec 27, 2017
4/5
Perhaps Mad Men, This Life and All About Eve were on to something. In any case, this is the juiciest melodrama since Doctor Foster. Go to Full Review Deborah Ross Daily Mail (UK) Aug 31, 2017
3/5
It was cunningly directed. Go to Full Review Keith Watson Metro Newspaper (UK) May 20, 2019
4/5
Morven Christie as Ellen and Vicky McClure as Paula, her too-good-to-be-true replacement, are pitch-perfect in Joe Ahearne's tale, which started out as a thriller in the Hitchcock mode and then took a twist into crime caper territory. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) Jul 9, 2018
Joe Ahearne's Glasgow-set drama went out in a blaze of laugh out loud battiness. Go to Full Review Louis Wise Sunday Times (UK) Dec 27, 2017
The Replacement, however, was not interested in Ellen and Paula playing a subtle game of chess. Instead, they got to play a hysterical game of Jenga, each scene constantly built up in order to collapse spectacularly. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Leigh E @LeighE Aug 8, 2026 This show was so incredibly frustrating. I watched it until the very end only to be left not knowing how the final scene came about. How was Paula eventually found out? What did Kay know that got her killed? I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight. Dont waste your time watching this show if you’re the type of person who likes to understand the ending. See more Natalie R @RT06319826 Apr 25, 2025 I came to Google after watching as I was so sure that I was just too stupid to understand the ending properly. I surely missed some key piece of info that would make it all make sense, after all, the first couple of hours had been quite tense, gripping even, at times. Sadly, on seeing the other reviews, it turns out that the ending was just ridiculous and nonsensical after all. See more William F @RT08918404 Apr 1, 2025 Nail-biting psycho-thriller centering on the office life of women architects. A new woman arrives as replacement for another who will take pregnancy leave. The one leaving begins to have suspicions about her replacement's past, which become acute when another colleague appears to commit suicide quite unexpectedly. The plot develops into a battle of wills and words between the architect and her replacement which comes to a dramatic head. Absolutely gripping, with an interesting focus on emotions and jealousies at the work place. See more Jon C @RT91558014 Mar 28, 2025 Average to poor script with some good actors. The 3 episodes make it just about watchable but easier to not watch. See more John T @RT53354746 Mar 23, 2025 I can't even begin to describe how bad this is. That's it, that's all I can be bothered to write about this utter garbage. The baby in the series could have written a better final episode. See more Martha B @RT62158975 Mar 21, 2025 Not the worst, but significantly dreadful. I don't expect to find programmes like this believable, but I enjoy being convinced by them. This didn't convince me at all. Some good acting in spite of quite a disappointing script. The only character I enjoyed was Ian's mother. I really wouldn't recommend The Replacement to anyone. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Morven Christie

Ellen

Vicky McClure

Paula

Richard Rankin

Ian

Neve McIntosh

Kay

Dougray Scott

David

Sarah MacRae

Rianne

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 28, 2017 Ellen begins to have second doubts over hiring Paula as her new maternity cover. She wants to quickly go back to work, but Paula thinks otherwise. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 7, 2017 Ellen's investigation on Paula leads to her boss' affair, but her only lead is a former colleague and Paula's daughter. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 14, 2017 When Paula reveals her secret, Ellen believes she has proof that Paula is disturbed, but she is the only one to see it. The office turns on Ellen, forcing her to leave. Details

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Season Info

Director
Joe Ahearne
Screenwriter
Joe Ahearne
Network
BBC
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 28, 2017
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