TV series

It's Not Easy

1983 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-a-minute domestic comedy where blended-family awkwardness is played for easy laughs and cozy reassurance.

Tagline: When the guy across the street is married to your ex-wife
Overview: Jack and Sharon are a divorced couple who live across the street from each other. Together, they raise their 11-year-old daughter Carol and 8-year-old son Johnny with the help of Jack's mother Ruth and Sharon's new husband Neal , who has a 14-year-old son of his own, Matthew.
How it feels: Light, warm and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, parenthood, love, identity
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
love
identity
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild