TV series

Flickers

1980 · 1 season

A gentle, wry period charmer about odd partners building something together, warm and theatrical with a nostalgic glow.

Tagline: The British silent movie era in a quirky MASTERPIECE THEATRE drama
Overview: Arnie Cole and his wife Maud are an odd couple, having entered into the state of matrimony for purely practical reasons. However, their marriage of convenience gives way to genuine partnership as Maud becomes caught up in Arnie's ambitions to start his own film production company.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, satirical and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, love, work, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
love
work
art
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild