TV series

Talking Heads

1988–1998 · 2 seasons

Quietly devastating monologues that mix gentle humour with piercing loneliness, drawing you into ordinary lives.

Overview: Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, loneliness, family, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
family
identity
memory
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild