TV series

Believe Nothing

2002 · 1 season

A smug intellectual romps through absurd global conspiracies, delivering rapid-fire wordplay and theatrical tantrums with gleeful, cynical energy.

Created by: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Rik Mayall, Michael Maloney, Emily Bruni

Overview: Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut is the cleverest man in Britain and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. He is paid huge amounts of money for his views, consulted by the government, but he is bored and wants adventure, so he joins the shadowy organization The Council which controls everything going on in the world.

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Created by: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Rik Mayall, Michael Maloney, Emily Bruni

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
politics
class
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	2

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