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Tales to Keep You Awake

1966–1982 · 3 seasons

A hushed, black-and-white chill of half-remembered nightmares, each short tale leaving a quiet unease that lingers after the screen goes dark.

Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, Josefina de la Torre, Nuria Carresi
Tagline
THE LEGENDARY SPANISH ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Overview
Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.

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Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, Josefina de la Torre, Nuria Carresi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • death
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Written by
Juan Tébar, Harlan Ellison, Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, Alejandro García Planas
Starring
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, Josefina de la Torre, Nuria Carresi, María José Luján, Silvia Tortosa, Fedra Lorente, Cándida Losada, Carmen Martínez Sierra
Cinematography
Alfonso Nieva
Length
3 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
La 1, La 2
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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