# TV tonight: a nightmarish thriller about a group of women accused of an awful crime

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tv-tonight-a-nightmarish-thriller-about-a-group-of-women-accused-of-an-awful-crime/
- Published: 2026-11-11T06:15:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T06:35:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/11/tv-tonight-hunting-alice-channel-4-peter-bradshaw-david-baddiel
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Trending, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Fran is accused online of being Alice Bell, a woman tied to a serial killer.
- The thriller was created by David Baddiel and Peter Bradshaw.
- Other TV picks include a Ken Loach interview and a murder investigation’s conclusion.

## Summary

Hunting Alice Bell, a new Channel 4 thriller created by David Baddiel and Peter Bradshaw, follows Fran, a suburban mother whose work video goes viral and prompts online trolls to accuse her of being a woman linked to a serial killer. The story explores how a false identity can follow someone and gain traction in an AI-shaped online world.

Fran discovers that other women have also been forced to deny being Alice Bell, leaving the central mystery unresolved: who is telling the truth? The evening’s other programmes include a documentary about Ken Loach’s Cathy Come Home and the final episode of a series examining the McCartney family’s search for answers about their brother’s murder.

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