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Pete versus Life

2010–2011 · 2 seasons

A cringe-comedy where a hapless everyman's awkward life is wryly narrated like a sports broadcast, making his small humiliations feel both funny and oddly relatable.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Pete versus Life is a Channel 4 sitcom created by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore. It stars Rafe Spall and the first episode was aired on 6 August 2010. It was recommissioned for a second series after averaging 1.6 million viewers and a young demographic during its first run, and series two started airing on 21 October 2011.
How it feels
Light, satirical, earnest and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Identity, work, friendship, love
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
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Bert Tyler-Moore, George Jeffrie
Starring
Rafe Spall, Reece Ritchie, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Chris Geere, Simon Greenall, Ian Kirkby, Pippa Duffy, Rufus Jones
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes, 25 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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