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BBC drama set in Liverpool hailed as 'TV triumph' with perfect rating

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “BBC drama set in Liverpool hailed as 'TV triumph' with perfect rating”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Cage is a BBC crime drama starring Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha that has earned a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, with The Guardian calling it a 'TV triumph'
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Manchester Evening News
'Masterpiece' crime drama with almost perfect rating lands on Amazon Prime
- New development reported by Liverpool Echo
BBC drama set in Liverpool hailed as 'TV triumph' with perfect rating
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Liverpool EchoBBC drama set in Liverpool hailed as 'TV triumph' with perfect rating
- Manchester Evening News'Masterpiece' crime drama with almost perfect rating lands on Amazon Prime