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The Sextet

1972 · 1 season

A slow, talky anthology of intimate British dramas where the same faces return in new roles, feeling like a stage workshop on desire.

Created by: Roderick Graham
Genres: Drama
Starring: Karin MacCarthy, Alfred Bell, Giles Block

Overview: An anthology series of BBC television dramas on sexual themes. The same cast are featured in each production.

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Created by: Roderick Graham
Genres: Drama
Starring: Karin MacCarthy, Alfred Bell, Giles Block

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: sexuality
love
identity
betrayal
class
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Roderick Graham
Written by: Peter Ransley, Tom Clark, Peter Terson, Peter Tinniswood
Starring: Karin MacCarthy, Alfred Bell, Giles Block, Dudley Jones, Hilda Barry, Pauline Jameson, John Steiner, Jonathan Cecil
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes, 75 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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