TV series

Maybury

1981–1983 · 2 seasons

A slow, serious look inside a psychiatric ward, more concerned with quiet human struggles than shocks.

Overview: The first United Kingdom television series to be set in the psychiatric unit of a hospital.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, isolation, healing, trauma
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
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
healing
trauma
identity
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild