TV series

A Town Like Alice

1981 · 1 season

A sweeping, emotionally wrenching saga that moves from wartime brutality to tender hope across decades and continents.

Overview: Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, romantic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, love, war, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 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: survival
love
war
isolation
healing
Places: wilderness
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild