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Dawson's Weekly

1975 · 1 season

A gentle, cosy half-hour of British comic sketches, carried by a deadpan everyman bumbling through mild domestic scrapes.

Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roy Barraclough, Les Dawson, Jack May
Overview
Les Dawson puts his innate comic ability to excellent use as the hapless protagonist in this series of comedy plays made by ITV company Yorkshire Television. The series is written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Supporting actors include Roy Barraclough and a wealth of special guests.

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Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roy Barraclough, Les Dawson, Jack May
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • family
  • class
Places
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Written by
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Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ITV1
Languages
English

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