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Captains and the Kings

1976 · 1 season

A slow, serious period saga that follows a man's long climb through society, asking patience and rewarding it with weight.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • family
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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