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The Spread of the Eagle

1963 · 1 season

A stately, talky costume drama that rewards patience with Shakespeare's language and political intrigue.

Created by
Peter Dews
Genres
Drama
Overview
A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Power, politics, betrayal, ambition
Content
Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Peter Dews
Starring
Robert Hardy, Roland Culver, Beatrix Lehmann, Frank Pettingell, Peter Jeffrey, Noel Johnson, Mary Steele, Jennifer Daniel
Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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