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Doll & Em

2014–2015 · 2 seasons

A wry, uncomfortable comedy of manners that blurs fiction and reality, making you squirm and smile at the awkwardness of friendship.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Doll & Em is a British comedy series starring real-life friends Emily Mortimer (Em) and Dolly Wells (Doll), filmed in the style of a reality TV show. After a breakup, Doll heads to Hollywood to be with her childhood best friend Em, who's now a successful actress.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • work
  • celebrity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Dolly Wells, Emily Mortimer
Written by
Azazel Jacobs, Dolly Wells, Emily Mortimer
Starring
Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells, Chloë Sevigny, Susan Sarandon, John Cusack, Andy Garcia, Ewan McGregor, Ben Chaplin
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes, 22 min each
Network
Sky Living, Sky Atlantic
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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