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The Roads to Freedom

1970 · 1 season

A slow, talky plunge into existential unease, more philosophically charged than plot-driven, rewarding patience with a lingering sense of moral weight.

Created by
David Turner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske
Tagline
You're living in a void Mathieu... you're adrift... you're a nothing... not much fun, is it?
Overview
Taboo-busting adaptation for television of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.

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Created by
David Turner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • morality
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
David Turner
Written by
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Starring
Michael Bryant, Daniel Massey, Alison Fiske, Georgia Brown, Rosemary Leach, Anthony Higgins, Donald Burton, Heather Canning
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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