TV series

Children of Promise

1997 · 1 season

A warm, gently comic look at pushy parents and a child's own dreams, balancing laughs with real emotional stakes.

Overview: In this engaging comedy, a husband and wife enter a journey of self-discovery when they enter their child into a drama school. Just where does a parent's dream for their child's success end and the child's own future aspirations begin?
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, ambition, family, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
ambition
family
identity
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild