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Strangers and Brothers

1984 · 1 season

A slow, serious period drama that follows a man's whole life through politics, love and compromise, asking patience but rewarding it with quiet emotional weight.

Genres
Drama, War & politics
Overview
As World War II looms in Europe, an ambitious young English lawyer embarks on his tempestuous career, and even stormier romantic life. Based on the novel series of the same name by C.P. Snow.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Ambition, politics, betrayal, love
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Jeremy Summers, Ronald Wilson
Written by
Julian Bond
Starring
Shaughan Seymour, Peter Sallis, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Wylton, Michael Mellinger, Sheila Ruskin, Edward Hardwicke, Nigel Havers
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 55 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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