TV series

The Cut

2009 · 1 season

A fast-moving teen soap full of family feuds and forbidden romance, easy to dip into but light on subtlety.

Overview: A stranger's death draws 18 year-old Jay to London where he meets the Mackinnons and the Loxleys, two families with an age-old history of bad blood. Posh girl Marla Mackinnon falls for Jay, but Mack, her controlling dad, does not stand for it. Olive Loxley is dreaming of escape from her over-protective sister, Toni and their family café, but is troubled Stephen Mackinnon really her way out?
How it feels: Tense, romantic, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, betrayal, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
betrayal
class
identity
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild