TV series

The Glass

2001 · 1 season

A quiet, weighty British drama about family succession and the cost of power, played with restraint and slow-burning unease.

Overview: Jim Proctor, a middle-aged tycoon, decides to hand over his glass-making company to his young nephew Paul Duggan.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, power, ambition, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
power
ambition
betrayal
class
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild