# A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)

> Five years after a schoolgirl's murder, a determined teenager teams up with the convicted boy's brother to prove his innocence and expose the real killer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/138297

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 44 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: drama, mystery, thriller
- Created by: Poppy Cogan
- Network: BBC Three
- Cast: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Mathew Baynton, Asha Banks, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Henry Ashton, Yali Topol Margalith, Anna Maxwell Martin
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28118211/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: suspenseful, intimate, dark, tense, defiant

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers finding the mystery engaging in its premise but the pacing and second season weaker than the first.

## Synopsis

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024-present) is a British teen mystery series created by Poppy Cogan for BBC Three, adapted from the young adult novel. Emma Myers plays Pip Fitz-Amobi, a sharp and stubborn schoolgirl who refuses to believe that Sal Singh, the boy who confessed to killing her classmate Andie Bell before taking his own life, was the murderer. Zain Iqbal plays Ravi Singh, Sal's brother, who joins her in digging through the secrets of a close-knit English town where everyone seems to have something to hide. Mathew Baynton and Anna Maxwell Martin appear among the adult figures whose loyalties complicate the search. The engine is simple and gripping: every clue Pip uncovers pulls her closer to people who would prefer the old verdict stay buried, and each new lead carries real danger. The show unfolds across two seasons of six episodes each, with a continuing investigation that rewards close attention. Its tone is intimate and suspenseful, shot through with teenage awkwardness, friendship and a sense of dread. Fans of Pretty Little Liars, Veronica Mars and Riverdale will find resonance in its amateur sleuthing, small-town secrets and youthful defiance of adult authority, though its darker, more grounded mood sets it apart.

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