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Sophia and Constance

1988 · 1 season

A patient, quietly moving costume drama that follows two lives drifting apart over decades, rewarding viewers who settle into its unhurried rhythm.

Overview
The contrasting lives of two sisters from the middle of the 19th century to the first decade of the 20th. The locations range from the Potteries town of Bursley to Paris as their stories unfold. An adaptation of the 1908 novel “The Old Wives' Tale” by Arnold Bennett.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, aging, identity, love
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Created by
Hugh David, Romey Allison
Written by
John Harvey
Starring
Lynsey Beauchamp, Katy Behean, Sadie Hamilton, Penny Leatherbarrow
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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