TV series

Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door

2015 · 1 season

A warm, bittersweet showbiz biopic that traces a rise to fame with earnest emotion and a touch of melancholy.

Overview: How a boy from the bush became a superstar who conquered the world. This is the story of one of Australia’s most iconic entertainers, Peter Allen.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, ambition, love, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
ambition
love
family
music
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild