TV series

Heat of the Sun

1998 · 1 season

A slow-burning colonial mystery that immerses you in a morally murky expatriate world, rich in atmosphere and social tension.

Overview: Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya. It began airing in January 1998 in the UK and was broadcast in the United States in 1999 as part of Mystery!.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, class, race, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
class
race
corruption
identity
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild