TV series

The Green Van

1983–1984 · 1 season

A sober, old-fashioned coming-of-age crime drama where youthful idealism meets hard-bitten criminality, watched with patient attention.

Overview: Post-revolutionary Odessa. A high school boy dreaming of a career as Sherlock Holmes joins the law enforcement agencies and quickly matures, encountering the brutal cynicism of criminals and examples of courage and self-sacrifice from his comrades.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, crime, justice, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
crime
justice
morality
corruption
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none