TV series

The Rotters' Club

2005 · 1 season

A warm, wry coming-of-age drama that slowly darkens as adult troubles and a real tragedy intrude on teenage life.

Overview: Friends Ben Trotter, Doug Anderton and Philip Chase deal with teenage angst, their parents' complex lives, and the political and social turmoil of the 1970s, including a tragic IRA pub bombing that affects Ben's family.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, family, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
family
grief
politics
Places: small town
home
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild