TV series

Wheels

1978 · 1 season

A sprawling, talky corporate drama that grinds through boardroom pressures and social tensions with earnest, dated seriousness.

Overview: Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the novel is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, work, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
work
class
race
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild