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Sunburn

1999–2000 · 2 seasons

A sun-drenched, easy-going mix of workplace banter and personal entanglements, like a holiday romance that's pleasant but not deep.

Created by
Mike Bullen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Sunburn is a British television series that followed the lives of a group of British holiday reps. It was broadcast on BBC One between 16 January 1999 and 1 May 2000, running for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second in Algarve. The cast included Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, George Layton and Sean Maguire, with Paul Nicholas joining later. The series was created by Mike Bullen, who was interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of holiday reps after watching the docusoap Holiday Reps. Bullen wrote most of the first series but scaled back his involvement in the second; most of that series' episodes were written by Lizzie Mickery and Sally Wainwright.
How it feels
Light, warm, romantic and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, love, work, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
Mike Bullen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Mike Bullen
Starring
George Layton, Sean Maguire, Michelle Collins, Sharon Small, Paul Nicholas, Natalie J. Robb, Peter Polycarpou, Rebecca Callard
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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