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A Life on Screen

2014 · 4 seasons

A gentle, affectionate stroll through famous careers, full of archive clips and fond reminiscence that feels like a warm chat with old favourites.

Genres
Documentary, Reality
Overview
Documentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Celebrity, art, work, memory
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary, reality
Starring
Michael Palin, John Cleese, David Jason, Connie Booth, Armando Iannucci, Clem Vallance, Lenny Henry, Richard Curtis
Length
4 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Languages
English

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