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The Snow Spider

1988 · 1 season

A gentle, slightly eerie children's adventure steeped in rural Welsh atmosphere and quiet family sorrow.

Created by
Julia Jones
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure, Kids
Starring
Osian Roberts, Siân Phillips, Sharon Morgan
Overview
In late 1980s rural Wales, nine-year-old Gwyn Griffiths' family is still haunted by his sister's disappearance in a snowstorm. On his birthday, his grandmother gives him five mysterious parcels, setting off an adventure to discover if he's a magician.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Julia Jones
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure, Kids
Starring
Osian Roberts, Siân Phillips, Sharon Morgan
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • identity
  • mystery
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, kids
Created by
Julia Jones
Written by
Julia Jones
Starring
Osian Roberts, Siân Phillips, Sharon Morgan, Robert Blythe, Gareth Pritchard, Jethro Hood, Spike Hood, Andrew Morgan
Music
Danny Chang
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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