TV series

Six Days of Justice

1972–1974 · 4 seasons

A quiet, naturalistic courtroom drama that observes small-time cases with restraint, letting ordinary people's troubles speak for themselves without melodrama.}{.

Created by: Jonathan Alwyn, Derrick Goodwin
Genres: Drama
Starring: George Sewell, Gwen Cherrell, Dorothy Reynolds

Overview: Six Days of Justice is a British television drama anthology series of single plays created by Thames Television and shown on ITV from 1972 to 1975, over four seasons of six episodes apiece.

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Created by: Jonathan Alwyn, Derrick Goodwin
Genres: Drama
Starring: George Sewell, Gwen Cherrell, Dorothy Reynolds

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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: justice
class
morality
family
guilt
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
procedural
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Jonathan Alwyn, Derrick Goodwin, Peter Duguid, Robert Knights, Brian Parker, Richard Martin
Written by: Rex Edwards, Michael O'Neill, Peter Hammond, Roger Parkes
Starring: George Sewell, Gwen Cherrell, Dorothy Reynolds, George Waring, Malcolm Terris, Clifford Rose, Sheila Raynor, Pat Heywood
Length: 4 seasons, 24 episodes, 50 min each
Network: Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom

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