TV series

Family Business

2004 · 1 season

A grounded, slow-burning family drama where a sudden disappearance turns a hard-won dream into quiet, mounting anxiety.

Overview: The Brookers, a family firm of builders and renovators, are delighted to finally be moving into their dream home - but their happiness is soon offset by the disappearance of youngest sibling, James.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, isolation, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
class
work
Places: suburbs
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild