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A Soft Touch

1978 · 1 season

A gentle domestic comedy of mismatched temperaments, where small schemes fizzle out and everyday friction is played for warm, low-stakes laughs.

Created by
Les Chatfield
Overview
Alison (Maureen Lipman) and Jack (John Flanagan) Holmes are a chalk and cheese couple. She is intelligent and works hard. He is a self confident but unemployed dreamer whose plans to get rich quickly end in disaster.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, work, ambition
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Created by
    Les Chatfield
    Starring
    Maureen Lipman, John Flanagan
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 30 min each
    Country
    United Kingdom

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