TV series

Hetty Feather

2015–2020 · 6 seasons

A cosy, earnest Victorian orphan tale with plucky heroics, gentle peril and a warm heart for younger viewers.

Overview: In Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom and finally find her real mother. Based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, identity, freedom, friendship
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: found family
identity
freedom
friendship
class
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none