TV series

Soldier and Me

1974 · 1 season

A taut, grounded chase through grey northern streets, carried by a boyish friendship and a constant sense of being watched.

Overview: Two schoolboys, Czech refugee Pavel 'Soldier' Szolda and local lad Jim Woolcott, get caught up in an international assassination plot after witnessing a crime, leading to a tense cat-and-mouse chase across Northern England.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, survival, conspiracy, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
conspiracy
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none