TV series

Bucket

2017 · 1 season

A gentle, bittersweet mother-daughter road trip comedy that balances quirky laughs with quiet reflections on mortality and mending old wounds.

Overview: Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying Fran feels obliged to accompany her on a road trip ticking off items on her bucket list.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, death, grief
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
parenthood
death
grief
healing
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild