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Late Call

1975 · 1 season

A quiet, closely observed study of family friction and displacement, played with understated British restraint.

Created by
Dennis Potter
Genres
Drama
Overview
Elderly couple Sylvia and Arthur Calvert are forced to move in with their widowed son and his children in Carshall New Town.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, aging, isolation, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • aging
    • isolation
    • class
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Dennis Potter
    Written by
    Dennis Potter
    Starring
    Dandy Nichols, Michael Bryant, Leslie Dwyer, Timothy Morand, Rosalyn Elvin, Sarah Sutton, Rosemarie Dunham, Fanny Carby
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 55 min each
    Network
    BBC Two
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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