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Demob

1993 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic comedy-drama about friendship and showbiz dreams, with a warm period charm and mild melancholy.

Created by
Robert Knights
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Demob was a short-lived British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993 on ITV. The series was set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and starred Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who decide to try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series also starred Samantha Womack, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson.
How it feels
Warm, light, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, ambition, work, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
Robert Knights
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Robert Knights
Starring
Griff Rhys Jones, Martin Clunes
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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