TV series

City Lights

2007 · 1 season

A light, matey comedy-drama where daft banter and farcical scrapes keep the crime plot breezy and easy to follow.

Overview: In "City Lights", Howie and Colin witness a gangland shooting and have to join the Witness Protection Scheme, leading to the forced relocation of their families to London.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, family, deception, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
deception
betrayal
crime
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, comedy
Created by: Bob Mills, Jeff Pope
Starring: Mark Benton, Robson Green, Nicola Stephenson, Sian Reeves, Caroline O'Neill, David Ginola
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English