TV series

Calling the Shots

1994 · 1 season

A tense, serious British drama that follows a journalist's work spilling dangerously into her private life, keeping you quietly anxious throughout.

Overview: The work of television reporter Maggie Donnelly sets off a terrifying sequence of events in her private life.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Media, obsession, isolation, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
obsession
isolation
corruption
family
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild