TV series

Alfonso Bonzo

1990 · 1 season

A gentle children's comedy that slowly turns uneasy, mixing everyday school life with a quietly sinister stranger and his tempting bargains.

Overview: Young Billy Webb likes to swap things with his schoolmates. He meets Alfonso Bonzo, an 'Italian exchange student' who also has a talent for swapping things (thus his self-description: he is an Italian student who exchanges things). Billy makes a series of magical but increasingly risky swaps with Alfonso, leading to unexpected and sometimes sinister consequences as Alfonso's true nature becomes questionable.
How it feels: Whimsical, eerie, light and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, deception, family, coming-of-age
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: identity
deception
family
coming-of-age
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none