TV series

To Have & to Hold

1998 · 1 season

A gentle, talky domestic drama about a young marriage pulled between two demanding jobs and a large, opinionated family.

Overview: To Have & to Hold is a short-lived American television series that aired on CBS during the fall of 1998. The drama series starred Moira Kelly as Annie Cornell, an attorney, and Jason Beghe as her husband, an Irish-American police officer, Sean McGrail. The series depicted the trials and tribulations of their early married life. The series had an extensive supporting cast, mostly playing various relatives of Sean's. Appearing in the series were Fionnula Flanagan, Mariette Hartley, Alexa Vega and Rutanya Alda. The series ran for only 13 episodes before being cancelled.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, tense and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, work, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: love
family
work
loyalty
identity
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild