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Space Race

2005 · 1 season

A sober, suspenseful docudrama that makes engineering and politics feel like a high-stakes duel, with reenactments lending history a quiet, human weight.

Created by
Mark Everest, Christopher Spencer
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Richard Dillane, Steve Nicolson, Ravil Isyanov
Overview
The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.

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Created by
Mark Everest, Christopher Spencer
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Richard Dillane, Steve Nicolson, Ravil Isyanov
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • politics
  • technology
  • obsession
  • power
Places
  • space
  • military
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Created by
Mark Everest, Christopher Spencer
Written by
Mark Everest, Christopher Spencer
Starring
Richard Dillane, Steve Nicolson, Ravil Isyanov, Max Bollinger, Stuart Bunce, Nicholas Rowe, Mariya Mironova, Constantine Gregory
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two, Channel One
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, United States of America
Languages
English

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