TV series

Nicholas Nickleby

1968 · 1 season

A slow, earnest plunge into Victorian hardship, where quiet cruelty and small kindnesses accumulate into a somber, serialized slog.

Overview: Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, class, survival, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: family
class
survival
betrayal
justice
Places: small town
big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild