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Water Under the Bridge

1980 · 1 season

A slow, serious period drama about family wounds and tangled relationships, played with restraint and quiet emotional weight.

Created by
Igor Auzins
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robyn Nevin, David Cameron, Jacki Weaver
Overview
Water Under the Bridge is a 1980 mini series based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott.

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Created by
Igor Auzins
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robyn Nevin, David Cameron, Jacki Weaver
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • ambition
    • identity
    • love
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    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
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Igor Auzins
    Written by
    Michael Jenkins, Eleanor Witcombe
    Starring
    Robyn Nevin, David Cameron, Jacki Weaver, Judy Davis, Jan Hamilton, Rowena Wallace, Linden Wilkinson, Chris Milne
    Cinematography
    Dan Burstall
    Length
    1 seasons, 9 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    10
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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