TV series

Pollyanna

1973 · 1 season

A gentle, heartwarming period drama that lifts the spirits with its earnest optimism and small-town charm.

Overview: After her father’s death, young Pollyanna moves east to live with her aunt Polly. Once there, the “Glad Game” her father taught her, begins to change the lives of the town’s residents. Based on the classics children’s book by Eleanor H. Porter.
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, grief, healing, found family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
grief
healing
found family
love
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none