TV series

Tom Brown's Schooldays

1971 · 1 season

A slow-burning, earnest Victorian school drama that immerses you in the tense, morally charged world of boys' boarding school life.

Overview: In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, justice, betrayal
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
justice
betrayal
morality
Places: school
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none