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Three Comedies of Marriage

1975 · 1 season

A gentle, talky anthology of stage-like plays about married life, more wry observation than belly laughs.

Created by
Peter Duguid
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Warner, Mollie Sugden, Elaine Donnelly
Overview
An anthology of plays exploring the humourous and complicated realities of married life across different relationships.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Peter Duguid
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Warner, Mollie Sugden, Elaine Donnelly
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Peter Duguid
    Written by
    Charlotte Bingham, Donald Churchill, David Fitzsimmons, Terence Brady
    Starring
    David Warner, Mollie Sugden, Elaine Donnelly, Norman Rossington, Sheila White, Maureen Lipman, Geoffrey Palmer, Michael Bryant
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    ITV Thames Valley
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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