TV series

Blackeyes

1989 · 1 season

A surreal, unsettling puzzle that blurs reality and fiction, demanding close attention as it explores objectification and betrayal.

Overview: Blackeyes is a four-part BBC television miniseries written and directed by Dennis Potter, based on his novel of the same name. The complex, surreal drama follows novelist Maurice James Kingsley, who bases a successful book on his niece Jessica's modeling career, angering her as he turns her experiences into a story of a victimised woman named Blackeyes. Jessica in turn rewrites the novel to liberate the character.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, gender, obsession, betrayal
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
obsession
betrayal
art
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong