TV series

Invasion: Earth

1998 · 1 season

A grim, talky British sci-fi that trades spectacle for slow-building dread and military-scientific procedure.

Tagline: THE WORLD WAR HAS BEGUN
Overview: Scientists and the military join forces as the Scottish Highlands become the battleground for a struggle against alien invaders... Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, isolation, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
war
isolation
fate
science
Places: countryside
military
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild