SeriesPsychological Survival

Thorne2010

Name: Thorne
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2010-10-10
Rating: 6.7

“For detective Tom Thorne, nothing is by the book.”

Created by David Morrissey, Mark Billingham

6.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.7TMDB 6.5

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Year

2010

Seasons

Network

Sky One

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 1 win & 5 nominations

The premise

Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. Based on Mark Billingham's novels, the six-episode serial stars David Morrissey in the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne. Part one, Sleepyhead, follows Thorne, who, while investigating a series of attacks on young women, is dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he races to find a killer. Part two, Scaredycat, sees two women murdered within hours of one another near St Pancras station, but in different ways. When a connection is made with two other murders which occurred months before, but also on the same day, Thorne realises two serial killers may be in a macabre partnership.

Horror Vault's take

Detective Inspector Tom Thorne is no ordinary cop — brilliant, driven, and haunted — and the cases he pursues are no ordinary crimes. Across two self-contained story arcs, Thorne squares off against predators whose methods are disturbingly methodical, forcing him to confront both the darkness in others and the ghosts within himself. Adapted from Mark Billingham's acclaimed crime novels, this six-episode Sky1 series leans hard into psychological menace over procedural routine. David Morrissey anchors every scene with a brooding intensity that keeps the tension coiled tight from start to finish.

Content: Violence Against Women, Depictions Of Serial Murder, Psychological Distress

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E2 · Sleepyhead Part 2

8.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E2 · Sleepyhead Part 2

8.0

★ 6.5 avg· 4h 54m total· Oct 2010 → Nov 2010

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S1.E1 · Sleepyhead Part 1Premiere
7.0
Oct 10, 2010 · 49 min · Dir: Stephen Hopkins
Three women are found murdered, their killer having induced them into having strokes. A fourth is still alive, and may be able to identify her assailant, except she is unable to communicate as she has been left with locked-in syndrome. DI T
S1.E2 · Sleepyhead Part 2
8.0
Oct 17, 2010 · 49 min · Dir: Stephen Hopkins
Thorne is forced to conduct his investigation alone when Tughan dismisses his 'iocked-in' theory. He and Anne Coburn try to help Alison Willetts communicate. A woman who claims to have escaped the killer is attacked.
S1.E3 · Sleepyhead Part 3
8.0
Oct 24, 2010 · 49 min · Dir: Stephen Hopkins
Thorne confronts Phil Hendricks and accuses him of murdering the three girls fifteen years ago.
S1.E4 · Scaredycat Part 1
6.0
Oct 31, 2010 · 49 min · Dir: Benjamin Ross
Two women have been murdered simultaneously near St Pancras station, but in different ways. When the connection is made with two past murders, months before but on the same day, Thorne realises that two serial killers are at work in a macab
S1.E5 · Scaredycat Part 2
5.0
Nov 7, 2010 · 49 min · Dir: Benjamin Ross
One of the killers is caught after a failed attempt on the life of the son of another victim. He confesses to his crimes, but refuses to identify his partner. Thorne decides to free him in an attempt to force the other killer to come forwar