TV series

Parnell & the Englishwoman

1991 · 1 season

A stately, dialogue-driven historical drama that traces a forbidden affair and its slow political fallout with restrained, melancholic gravity.

Overview: A 19th-century Irish nationalist politician has an affair with the wife of an English MP.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, betrayal, love, power
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
betrayal
love
power
science
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild