TV series

Carrie's War

1974 · 1 season

A quiet, gentle wartime story of childhood and small-village grudges, with a faint folkloric chill and a lingering ache of guilt.

Overview: WWII evacuees Carrie and Nick Willow are billeted in a small Welsh village – with the austere Mr Evans and his sister, Lou. Carrie becomes an unwilling go-between, embroiled in a family feud between Evans and his elder sister Dilys.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, eerie and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, guilt, betrayal
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
guilt
betrayal
death
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none