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The Losers

1978 · 1 season

A gentle, chucklesome sitcom with a sly satirical edge, easy to dip into and enjoy without much effort.

Overview
The Losers is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina. The Losers was made for ITV by ATV and was produced and directed by Joe McGrath. In The Losers, Rossiter plays Sydney Foskett, a wrestling promoter who discovers a young new wrestler called "The Butcher", played by Molina, who Foskett ensures loses to get the public's love.
How it feels
Light, satirical, absurd and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Work, deception, class, ambition
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Starring
Leonard Rossiter, Joe Gladwin, Alfred Molina, Peter Spraggon
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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