TV series

The Bagthorpe Saga

1981 · 1 season

A gentle, silly sitcom about a chaotic household where everyone is a bit too clever and nothing quite works out.

Overview: Follows the eccentric Bagthorpe family – ineffective advice columnist Laura, frustrated and emotionless comedy writer Henry, Scrabble cheating Grandma, 16-year-old electronics whizz and tennis champion William, artistic 14-year-old Tess, and twelve-year-old 'ordinary' Jack, who decides to train their mongrel dog Zero into a super dog.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, satirical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, ambition, friendship
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
ambition
friendship
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none