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The Fall
2013–2016
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #185
- IMDb #201
- Rotten Tomatoes #136
- Metacritic #128
- RatingGraph #287
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #205
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #124
- Metacritic Critics #69
- Metacritic Audience #256
- Criticker #122
- Trakt #215
Every rating
63–85
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
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Details
- Created by
- Allan Cubitt
- Released
- 12 May 2013
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 17 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 9 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (37) →
Awards & nominations
See all 37 →9 wins from 37 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Irish Film and Television Awards 2017 | Best Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2017 | Best Television Series – Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Webby Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Gillian Anderson | Winner |
| Jupiter Award 2016 | Best International TV Series | The Fall | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2015 | Best Editing: Fiction | Steve Singleton | Nominee |
| British Screenwriters Awards 2015 | Best British Crime Writing | Allan Cubitt | Winner |
| C21 International Drama Awards 2015 | Best English Language Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| C21 International Drama Awards 2015 | Best Returning Series | The Fall | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Irish Film and Television Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Lead Actor – Television | Jamie Dornan | Winner |
| Best Original Score (Film/TV Drama) | David Holmes | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress - Drama | Aisling Franciosi | Winner |
| Best Television Drama | The Fall | Winner |
| Best Actor - Drama | Jamie Dornan | Nominee |
| Best Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Best Television Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Director of Photography - Drama | Ruairi O'Brien | Nominee |
| Make-Up & Hair - Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Production Design - Drama | Tom McCullough | Nominee |
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Breakthrough Award | Jamie Dornan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Writer's Award | Allan Cubitt | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Editing: Fiction | Steve Singleton | Winner |
| Best Editing: Fiction | Steve Singleton | Nominee |
British Screenwriters Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best British Crime Writing | Allan Cubitt | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Television Episode Teleplay | Allan Cubitt | Winner |
Webby Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Gillian Anderson | Winner |
C21 International Drama Awards
4 nominations
| Best English Language Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Best Female Performance | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Jamie Dornan | Nominee |
| Best Returning Series | The Fall | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Leading Actor | Jamie Dornan | Nominee |
| Best Mini Series | The Fall | Nominee |
Crime Thriller Awards
2 nominations
| The Best Actress Dagger | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| The Best TV Drama Dagger | The Fall | Nominee |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival Awards
2 nominations
| Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress - Television Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Golden Nymph Award for Best Drama Series | The Fall | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
2 nominations
| Make Up - Drama | Pamela Smyth | Nominee |
| Music - Original Score | David Holmes, Keefus Green | Nominee |
Banff Television Festival Rockie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Procedural Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
Jupiter Award
1 nomination
| Best International TV Series | The Fall | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama | The Fall | Nominee |
Sichuan Television Festival
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |