TV series

A Touch of Venus

1 season

Quiet, stage-like confessions that ask you to lean in and listen closely to a single voice.

Created by: Hal Burton
Starring: Margaret Leighton, Nora Gordon

Overview: A series of 13 monologues for famous actresses, broadcast on the BBC in 1968–1969.

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Created by: Hal Burton
Starring: Margaret Leighton, Nora Gordon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: identity
memory
loneliness
love
aging
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	0
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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Created by: Hal Burton
Written by: Terence Rattigan
Starring: Margaret Leighton, Nora Gordon
Length: 1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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