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Not in Front of the Children

1967–1970 · 4 seasons

A gentle, chatty domestic sitcom that ambles through family mishaps with mild laughs and no real stakes.

Created by
Richard Waring
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Wendy Craig, Jill Riddick, Ronald Hines
Overview
Jennifer Corner is a rather scatterbrained middle-class housewife. Her husband Henry is a school art teacher, and they have three children, Henry, Robin and Trudi.

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Created by
Richard Waring
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Wendy Craig, Jill Riddick, Ronald Hines
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • work
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
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    Created by
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    Written by
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    Starring
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    Length
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    Network
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    Country
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    Languages
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