TV series

The Big Town

1980–1981 · 1 season

A warm, sprawling chronicle of a city and its people, mixing gentle comedy with the weight of history across decades.

Overview: This series, mostly humorous, yet epic in proportions, chronicles the city of Split in turbulent times between 1910 and 1947. Although the story has numerous subplots and dozens of different characters, the main accent is given to "Hajduk", world-famous soccer club and its founders.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, identity, family, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
family
class
war
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild