TV series

Queenie

1987 · 1 season

A sweeping, old-fashioned melodrama about ambition and hidden identity, with glamorous surfaces and a persistent undercurrent of shame.

Overview: A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, ambition, class, race
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: identity
ambition
class
race
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong