TV series

Brief Encounters

2016 · 1 season

A warm, gently funny look at ordinary women finding freedom and friendship through an unlikely venture.

Overview: In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, identity, freedom, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
identity
freedom
family
gender
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild