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North and South

1975 · 1 season

A thoughtful, slowly unfolding period drama that asks patience and rewards it with rich characters and quiet emotional weight.

Created by
Rodney Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rosalind Shanks, Rosalie Crutchley, Patrick Stewart
Overview
Serialisation of the novel by Mrs Gaskell.

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Created by
Rodney Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rosalind Shanks, Rosalie Crutchley, Patrick Stewart
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Rodney Bennett
Starring
Rosalind Shanks, Rosalie Crutchley, Patrick Stewart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Ian Marter
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 55 min each
Network
BBC Two
Languages
English

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