TV series

West Country Tales

1982–1983 · 2 seasons

Quiet, matter-of-fact dramatised accounts of ordinary people's eerie encounters, unsettling in a calm, fireside-story way.

Overview: Supernatural experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. From the hundreds of letters received, thirteen stories were selected and made into TV episodes.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, death, faith, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: mystery
death
faith
isolation
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none