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Until I kill you (2024)

2024 · Crime,Drama · dramatized-true-crime, crime-psychological-profiler

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Until I Kill You is a British dramatised true-crime series recounting the real-life ordeal of Delia Balmer, a neurodivergent woman who survived a prolonged, brutal relationship with serial killer John Sweeney. The show's centre of gravity is Anna Maxwell Martin's unflinching, complex portrayal of a protagonist who is deliberately hard to warm to — abrasive, literal, emotionally defended — while Shaun Evans plays the charming psychopath with quietly terrifying conviction. Tone is relentlessly dark and uncomfortable, with reviewers noting the series exposes institutional failures in protecting domestic abuse victims. It rewards patient, engaged viewers willing to sit with an unconventional heroine rather than a conventionally sympathetic one. A compact, bingeable British production with strong period authenticity and a serious emotional payload.

From the reviewers

Shaun Evans just continues to improve in his acting ability (Male lead). In this series he is unbelievably good. At times, the hairs on the back of your neck will stand up and shiver.
Anna Maxwell Martin continues to impress immensely (Female lead). She is incredibly convincing in her role.
She can be cold, abrupt, and abrasive, even to the extent of seeming to make a bad situation even worse, shutting down, shutting people out, blaming and lashing out at others.
it shows us how abusers identify victims who are vulnerable and how badly those who survive can be damaged by their experience
The series reflects on the protection systems that are established around victims of abuse, and she holds responsible those who should contribute to guaranteeing their safety.

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