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Family

1994 · 1 season

A raw, unflinching look at a family in crisis, told with stark realism and emotional honesty.

Created by
Roddy Doyle
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Family
Overview
The Spencer family live in a working class estate in Dublin.
How it feels
Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Family, addiction, trauma, identity
Content
Strong violence and language. Mild sexual content. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Roddy Doyle
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • addiction
  • trauma
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Roddy Doyle
Written by
Roddy Doyle
Starring
Ger Ryan, Sean McGinley, Neilí Conroy, Barry Ward
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
Network
RTÉ One
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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