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A Respectable Trade

1998 · 1 season

A sombre, handsomely mounted period drama that quietly accumulates unease as polite society conceals a brutal trade.

Created by
Suri Krishnamma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Warren Clarke, Emma Fielding, Ariyon Bakare
Overview
A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

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Created by
Suri Krishnamma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Warren Clarke, Emma Fielding, Ariyon Bakare
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • race
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Suri Krishnamma
Written by
Philippa Gregory
Starring
Warren Clarke, Emma Fielding, Ariyon Bakare, Anna Massey, Richard Briers, Simon Williams, Jenny Agutter, Junior Laniyan
Cinematography
Simon Maggs
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Languages
English

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