TV series

A Lion in the House

2006 · 1 season

An unflinching, deeply human chronicle that immerses you in the raw, everyday struggles of families facing the unthinkable with quiet courage.

Overview: Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, survival, death
Content: Mild gore and language. No violence or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
survival
death
healing
Places: hospital
home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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