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Objects of Affection

1982 · 1 season

Quiet, talkative character pieces that reward close listening with wry humour and sudden wells of feeling.

Created by: Alan Bennett
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patricia Routledge, Elizabeth Spriggs, Marjorie Yates

Overview: A series of plays written by Alan Bennett.

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Created by: Alan Bennett
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patricia Routledge, Elizabeth Spriggs, Marjorie Yates

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
aging
loneliness
identity
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Alan Bennett
Written by: Alan Bennett
Starring: Patricia Routledge, Elizabeth Spriggs, Marjorie Yates, Dandy Nichols, Ian Targett, Pat Heywood, Maureen Lipman, David Threlfall
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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