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Back in Time for the Corner Shop

2020 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic experiment that lets you watch an ordinary family fumble through the past with curiosity and good humour.

Created by
Francis Welch
Genres
Reality
Starring
Sara Cox, Polly Russell
Overview
The Ardern family embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure - going back in time to run that great British institution, the corner shop.

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Created by
Francis Welch
Genres
Reality
Starring
Sara Cox, Polly Russell
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • work
  • class
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
reality
Created by
Francis Welch
Starring
Sara Cox, Polly Russell
Cinematography
Edwin Hasler
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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