TV series

Crime of Passion

1970–1973 · 4 seasons

A sober, courtroom-framed anthology of doomed love, moving between testimony and flashback toward inevitable violence.

Overview: A.T.V's hour-long drama series. Crime of Passion is based on true cases. The series, written by Lord Ted Willis and set in modern France, contains six love stories that do not end happily, but in violence and death. The action of each play moves between the courtroom at the trial and flashbacks, which show the events leading up to the crime.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, betrayal, crime, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
crime
death
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild