TV series

The Carnforth Practice

1974 · 1 season

A quiet, talky seventies drama of village manners and legal troubles, watched more for its gentle atmosphere than its plot.

Overview: A six-part BBC2 drama about the Honourable Greville Carnforth, an aristocratic solicitor based in a small village community in the Lake District.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, betrayal, justice
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: class
family
betrayal
justice
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild