TV series

Now and Then

1983–1984 · 2 seasons

A gentle, nostalgic half-hour that drifts between wartime family warmth and mild grown-up worries, easy to sink into.

Overview: Middle-aged Peter Elston contemplates selling his South London childhood home. Each episode alternates between his present-day challenges (i.e. slow property chains and solicitors) and nostalgic boyhood memories of his family coping during World War II.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, memory, aging, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
memory
aging
parenthood
work
Places: home
suburbs
big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild