TV series

Broken

2017 · 1 season

A quiet, compassionate look at ordinary people carrying heavy burdens, anchored by a flawed priest's gentle struggle with his own past.

Created by: Ashley Pearce, Noreen Kershaw
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sean Bean, Anna Friel, Paula Malcomson

Overview: Father Michael, a Catholic priest presiding over a Northern urban parish, who is modern, maverick, and reassuringly flawed, must be confidante, counselor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of daily life.

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Created by: Ashley Pearce, Noreen Kershaw
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sean Bean, Anna Friel, Paula Malcomson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
politics
class
grief
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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