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Inheritance

1967 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy saga that traces a family's fortunes across generations, rewarding patience with a steady sense of history and social change.

Created by
Bob Hird, Howard Baker
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Thaw, James Bolam, David Burke
Overview
Inheritance was a 1967 Granada produced ITV drama based on a 1932 novel by Phyllis Bentley. The ten-part period drama revolved around the fortunes of the Oldroyds, a Yorkshire mill owning family from 1812 to 1965. The early part of the series featured the Luddite riots involving the burning of mills and the subsequent execution of those responsible. The series turned the expression "There's trouble at t'mill" into a catchphrase. The series featured Michael Goodliffe, John Thaw and James Bolam in leading roles over the generations. Each new generation saw Goodliffe and Thaw playing father and eldest son with Bolam usually playing the part of the younger son. The series also included later books by Phyllis Bentley including The Rise of Henry Morcar and A Man of His Time.

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Created by
Bob Hird, Howard Baker
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Thaw, James Bolam, David Burke
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • class
    • work
    • power
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Bob Hird, Howard Baker, Peter Plummer
    Starring
    John Thaw, James Bolam, David Burke, Michael Goodliffe, John Welsh, Bernard Gallagher, Madeleine Christie, Royston Tickner
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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