TV series

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983–2004 · 4 seasons

A warm, wry look at men far from home, mixing workplace banter with quiet homesickness and class friction.

Overview: Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, work, class, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
work
class
isolation
family
Places: workplace
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild