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James May's Toy Stories

2009 · 1 season

A cheerful, gee-whiz celebration of childhood toys and eccentric engineering, full of playful ambition and gentle laughs.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
James May, Edwina Currie
Overview
James May is out to prove why traditional, old fashioned toys are still relevant today when he pushes them to the limit in spectacular, supersize challenges.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
James May, Edwina Currie
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • art
  • work
  • friendship
  • education
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
James May, Edwina Currie
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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