TV series

The Wars of the Roses

1965 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy chronicle of power and bloodshed that rewards patience with mounting dread.

Overview: An epic chronicle of the dysfunctional Plantagenet family from the accession of the young Henry to the death of Richard, last of the Plantagenets. The vacillations of the priestly Henry lead to ungentlemanly behaviour, civil war, treason, murder, regicide, fratricide, and the relentless pursuit of power so characteristic of the Renaissance.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Power, betrayal, family, war
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
family
war
ambition
Places: single country house
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild