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Our Mutual Friend

1958–1959 · 1 season

A stately, talky Victorian serial that rewards close attention with its tangle of secrets, social satire, and slow-burning romance.

Created by
Freda Lingstrom
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Daneman, Zena Walker, David McCallum
Overview
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.

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Created by
Freda Lingstrom
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Daneman, Zena Walker, David McCallum
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • identity
  • love
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Freda Lingstrom
Written by
Freda Lingstrom
Starring
Paul Daneman, Zena Walker, David McCallum, Richard Leech, Richard Pearson, Rachel Roberts, Basil Henson, Marda Vanne
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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