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Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

2015–2022 · 8 seasons

Breezy, human-scale fly-on-the-wall viewing; mild dramas resolved kindly, easy to dip into while doing something else.

Genres
Documentary, Reality, Drama
Starring
Joanna Lumley, Julie Walters, Paul Thornley
Overview
Documentary series going behind the scenes at Britain's busiest and biggest international airport - London Heathrow.

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  • ITVX Premium
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Genres
Documentary, Reality, Drama
Starring
Joanna Lumley, Julie Walters, Paul Thornley
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • survival
  • family
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary, reality, drama
Starring
Joanna Lumley, Julie Walters, Paul Thornley, Patricia Hodge, Sarah Parish, Frances Barber
Length
8 seasons, 57 episodes, 25 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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