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The Girl Before

The Girl Before

20216.31 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A traumatized woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but everything may not be as it seems.

Created by Ben Irving
Written by J.P. Delaney
Produced by Rhonda Smith
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Jane Cavendish

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Edward Monkford

Jessica Kate Plummer

Jessica Kate Plummer

Emma Matthews

Rakhee Thakrar

Rakhee Thakrar

Mia

Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy

Simon Wakefield

Ian Conningham

Ian Conningham

DI James Clarke

Kayla Meikle

Kayla Meikle

DS Liz Willan

Amanda Drew

Amanda Drew

Dr. Carol Younsen

D

Daniela Pasquini

Amanda Cosway

Mark Stanley

Mark Stanley

Saul Cosway

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookarchitectcontroltragedycoincidencewidowermysterioustraumatized womanunconventional arrangementhouse rentalextreme ruleshigh standardsminimalistic

About The Girl Before

The Girl Before is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of based on novel or book, architect, control, tragedy, coincidence, widower. Created by Ben Irving, it stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Jessica Kate Plummer. A traumatized woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but everything may not be as it seems.

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