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TV series

The Peter Principle

1997–2000 · 2 seasons

A gentle, low-stakes office sitcom where mild embarrassment and quiet absurdity carry the laughs.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about the Aldbridge Branch of the fictional County & Provincial Bank. It originally aired in the late 1990s and is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle, that In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Work, power, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Dan Patterson, John O'Farrell, Mark Burton
    Starring
    Jim Broadbent, David Schneider, Claire Skinner, Daniel Flynn, Stephen Moore, Tracy Keating, Wendy Nottingham, Janette Legge
    Length
    2 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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