TV series

Summer of Rockets

2019 · 1 season

A slow, atmospheric plunge into Cold War paranoia and family secrets, rich with period detail and quiet unease.

Overview: Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, isolation, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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
family
isolation
politics
betrayal
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild