Payback: Season 1

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ITV1 | ITV | BritBox | Season Premiere Date: October 19, 2023

Summary: Lexie Noble (Morven Christie) discovers her husband (Thoren Ferguson) was laundering money for mob boss Cal Morris (Peter Mullan) in this crime drama created by Debbie O'Malley.

Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 4 Oct 2023 and in the US on BritBox on 19 Oct 2023]

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: October 18, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: October 11, 2023
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: October 4, 2023

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Joel Keller

Oct 19, 2023

By flipping the perspective, Payback gives the traditional British crime thriller a somewhat fresher look, but it’s the show’s leads that really get our attention. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Oct 10, 2023

It’s not going to set the world on fire or go down in television history, but it is one of those dramas that offers the inordinate pleasure of watching quality, understated actors do their quality understated work, without a weak link among them. Read full review

Radio Times David Craig

Oct 10, 2023

The show is perfectly competent, with good performances, solid scripting and direction, but it's nothing we haven't seen before. Read full review

i Emily Watkins

Oct 10, 2023

A victim of its own overcomplicated detail, Payback’s first episode inverted the cardinal rule of its genre – “thou shalt be easy to watch, under a duvet” – asking a lot of its audience but delivering precious little in return. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Oct 10, 2023

The brooding drama, executive produced by Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty), has a great cast and not a bad premise, but I regret to say its main problem so far is that it is dull. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Oct 10, 2023

The cast is fine and the drama isn’t terrible, it’s just deeply predictable. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 19, 2023
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: October 18, 2023
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: October 11, 2023
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: October 4, 2023