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Unnatural Pursuits

1992 · 1 season

A wry, quietly anxious backstage drama about creative pride and the slow grind of waiting for validation.

Created by
Christopher Morahan
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Alan Bates, Tom Hickey, Richard Wilson
Overview
An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.

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Created by
Christopher Morahan
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Alan Bates, Tom Hickey, Richard Wilson
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Christopher Morahan
Written by
Simon Gray
Starring
Alan Bates, Tom Hickey, Richard Wilson, Paul Zimet, Keith Szarabajka, Marty Cruikshank, Rachel Fielding, Adam Matalon
Music
Robert Lockhart
Cinematography
Alec Curtis
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 90 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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