TV series

Country Matters

1972–1973 · 2 seasons

Quiet, unsentimental rural vignettes that simmer with repressed passion and jealousy, rewarding close attention with raw emotional honesty.

Overview: An anthology series adapted from plays and short stories by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates, depicting English country life and rural romance at the turn of the 20th-century. It presents unsentimental stories of human relationships and raw emotions – heartfelt passions, crippling frustrations, unspoken love and destructive jealousy.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, obsession, isolation, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
obsession
isolation
class
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild