TV series

Sam

1973–1975 · 3 seasons

A patient, plain-spoken period drama that follows a boy's life through hard-working mining country, feeling lived-in and quietly moving.

Overview: Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, class, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: family
coming-of-age
class
work
survival
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild