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The Lifeboat

1994 · 1 season

A steady, salt-sprayed procedural about ordinary people facing the sea's indifference, tense when the call comes and quietly human in between.

Created by
Lynda La Plante
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, Neil Royston, Richard Lynch
Overview
The lives and missions of the crew of a Welsh rescue boat.

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Created by
Lynda La Plante
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, Neil Royston, Richard Lynch
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • loyalty
    • family
    Places
    • sea
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action & adventure
    Created by
    Lynda La Plante
    Written by
    Sion Eirian, Heidi Thomas, Frank Vickery, Lynda La Plante
    Starring
    Brendan Gleeson, Neil Royston, Richard Lynch, Karl Johnson, Tim Wylton, Sue Roderick, Nicholas McGaughey, Nigel Harrison
    Length
    1 seasons, 9 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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