TV series

White Heat

2012 · 1 season

A slow, thoughtful immersion in friendship and political disillusionment across decades, rewarding close attention with quiet emotional payoffs.

Tagline: 7 friends. 4 decades. A generation of change.
Overview: In 1965, seven students meet and, despite being an assorted mix of people, become friends while they share a flat together in London. As time passes, their lives intertwine with each other as they feel the impact of political developments and the outbreak of war and disease.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, politics, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
politics
identity
betrayal
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild