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Bouquet of Barbed Wire

2010 · 1 season

A slow-burning, uncomfortable study of family secrets and obsessive love that keeps you tense and uneasy throughout.

Created by
Ashley Pearce
Genres
Drama
Overview
Bouquet of Barbed Wire explores the consequences of a father’s obsessive love for his daughter and how secrets once buried in the past return to haunt their lives. Trevor Eve plays Peter Manson, whose apparently successful life is turned upside down when his beloved teenage daughter Prue reveals she’s pregnant by her teacher, Gavin Sorenson. The very heart of the family is threatened as Peter has an intuitive sense that Gavin’s on a personal quest for revenge.
How it feels
Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, family, betrayal, parenthood
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Ashley Pearce
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • sexuality
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Ashley Pearce
Written by
Guy Andrews
Starring
Trevor Eve, Hermione Norris, Imogen Poots, Tom Riley, Jemima Rooper, Ann Ogbomo, Pierro Niel-Mee
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 45 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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