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Gold Digger

2019 · 1 season

A slow-burning relationship thriller that keeps you guessing about motives while exploring family tensions and late-life romance.

Created by: Marnie Dickens
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julia Ormond, Ben Barnes, Sebastian Armesto

Tagline: Note everything is as it seems.
Overview: Gold Digger tells the story of wealthy 60 year old Julia as she falls in love with Benjamin, a man 25 years her junior. As this six part series progresses the impact their unconventional relationship has on her family is explored and the secrets of their past are revealed. Has Julia finally found the happiness she's always deserved? Or is Benjamin really the gold digger they think he is?

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Created by: Marnie Dickens
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julia Ormond, Ben Barnes, Sebastian Armesto

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: family
betrayal
love
identity
class
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Marnie Dickens
Written by: Marnie Dickens
Starring: Julia Ormond, Ben Barnes, Sebastian Armesto, Jemima Rooper, Archie Renaux, Alex Jennings, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Yasmine Akram
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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