TV series

Charters and Caldicott

1985 · 1 season

A gentle, witty mystery with two fussy old chaps trading quips while untangling cricket-coded clues and murder.

Overview: Charters and Caldicott is a 1985 BBC mystery series featuring the characters Charters and Caldicott from the film The Lady Vanishes. It featured six 50 minute episodes broadcast on BBC1 at 9.25pm on Thursdays from 10 January to 14 February 1985.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, friendship, deception, crime
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: mystery
friendship
deception
crime
aging
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none