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Performance

1991–1998 · 7 seasons

Like sitting in the best seat of a theatre for a series of intense, finely acted plays.

Genres
Drama
Overview
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Family, class, identity, morality
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
David Thacker, Deborah Warner, Richard Eyre, Simon Curtis
Written by
August Strindberg, David Holman, David Thacker, Ronald Mackenzie
Starring
Bob Hoskins, Sean Pertwee, Maynard Eziashi, Myrtle Moss, John Quinn, David Warner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Rebecca Pidgeon
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Length
7 seasons, 33 episodes, 120 min each
Network
BBC Four
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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