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Bellamy's People

2010 · 1 season

A deadpan mock-interview comedy where a clueless host meets eccentric Britons, rewarding viewers who catch the subtle cringe and satire.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Radio phone-in host Gary Bellamy is given his own TV series in which he travels the length and breadth of the land to meet the British people.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • identity
  • class
  • celebrity
  • politics
Places
  • road trip
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Starring
Rhys Thomas, Amelia Bullmore, Charlie Higson, Felix Dexter, Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Rosie Cavaliero, Robert Popper
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 30 min each
Network
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Languages
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