TV series

Johnny Jarvis

1983 · 1 season

A slow-burning, socially observant drama that immerses you in the struggles and fragile hopes of two school-leavers in a bleak, changing Britain.

Overview: Johnny Jarvis and Alan Lipton are two teenagers in their final year of secondary school at a comprehensive in Hackney in 1977. Energetic, anxious and occasionally naïve, the unlikely pair are on the brink of entering the adult world of the late '70s and early '80s when prospects are slim.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, class, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
class
friendship
identity
survival
Places: big city
school
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild