A Town Called Malice (TV series)
A Town Called Malice is a British crime thriller television series created by Nick Love for Sky Max. The series premiered on 16 March 2023, with the full set of episodes being made available on Now. The series was cancelled in April 2023 after one season due to ratings not meeting expectations. Synopsis
Set in the 1980s, the Lord family is past their criminal heydays, but that does not mean they do not feel nostalgic for it. Gene, the youngest of the family, feels overlooked and neglected by his family who fail to recognise his intelligence and killer instincts. After narrowly surviving a gangland battle, Gene and his fiancée Cindy flee to the Costa del Sol, Spain to evade arrest and find themselves embroiled in the local underworld, desperately trying to avoid trouble. Things heat up even further when the rest of the Lords join them on the Costa del Sol and try to reclaim their halcyon days as criminal top dogs. Cast

Main
 Jack Rowan as Gene Lord
 Tahirah Sharif as Cindy Carter
 Jason Flemyng as Albert Lord
 Martha Plimpton as Mint Ma Lord
 Lex Shrapnel as Leonard Lord
 Daniel Sharman as Kelly Lord
 George Jaques as Anthony Lord
 Eliza Butterworth as Carly Lord
 Leanne Best as Detective Inspector Lindsay
 Josh Tedeku as Eddie Carter
 Dougray Scott as Uncle Tony

Recurring
 Marcelo Converti as Mayor César Cabrol
 Bruno Sevilla as Officer Alfonso
 Yassine Fadel as Metin
 Coen Bril as Luuk
 Joe Hughes as DC Davidson 
 Ramiro Blas as Ernesto
 Melina Matthews as Lola
 Ana Santos as Manuela
 Sarah Shahin as Amira
 José Luis Ferrer as Diego

Guest
 Ernesto Collado as Emilio Suárez
 Paul Weller as a drinker in the bar

Episodes

Production
In February 2021, it was announced Nick Love was developing A Town Called Malice with Vertigo Films for Sky. Sky had officially ordered the eight-part series as of the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2021, with Rogue State having boarded the project. The cast was announced in January 2022, including Jason Flemyng, Jack Rowan, Tahirah Sharif, Martha Plimpton, Dougray Scott, Lex Shrapnel, Daniel Sharman, George Jaques, and Eliza Butterworth. Principal photography began in London in November 2021 before moving to Tenerife at the end of January 2022. Production on the first season wrapped in June 2022 in Tenerife. Release
NBCUniversal Global Distribution handled international distribution. Reception
Nick Hilton from The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, remarking, "It is admirably unrestrained in a genre where restraint has been all the rage. It's just a shame, then, that its vivacious styling couldn't be matched by a smarter script". Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, declaring, "In short, for those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like. The rest of us may just need to keep taking the Sanatogen and wait for someone to wheel us into the shade for a nap". References

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2023 British television series debuts
2023 British television series endings
2020s British television miniseries
British thriller television series
Crime thriller television series
Sky UK original programming
Television series about dysfunctional families
Television series about organized crime
Television series set in the 1980s
Television shows set in Spain
English-language television shows