Marriott , ultimately making clear that this character, played by Gillian Anderson, had become iconic. My research shows how The Fall sheds light on the workings of misogyny through its assertive feminist protagonist, who is both unafraid to use her femininity to achieve her goals, and intensely aware of the psychology of misogyny and sexualised male violence. Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the action on The Fall , the first season of which was released in , is fuelled by a series of murders committed by a male killer named Paul Spector, played by Jamie Dornan of 50 Shades of Grey fame.
Much like a spectre, he haunts his female victims before torturing and killing them in their own homes at night. A ritual murderer, Spector, the seemingly-innocent and loving father of two children and a bereavement counsellor in his daily life, bathes, decorates and poses the women in their flats. Spector keeps a notebook with sketches, photos and other documents of the women, essentially creating his own porn, which he hides in the attic of his Belfast family home.
Eliot, from which the killer quotes in his diary and which relates to spiritual and moral emptiness, and the Falls Road in Belfast, along with many of the sectional and class conflicts in the city and Northern Ireland at large, is a prime example of complex twenty-first century television. From her arrival for an internal review in the first episode of season 1, Met Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson is a force to be reckoned with.
She is not afraid to ask questions relating to the results of the investigation so far, but also confronts double standards and sexism within the police force.
At this time, he is in a psychiatric hospital. Jermyn The victims of the killer, all successful women in their early thirties, are deprived of the possibility to act or speak.
