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Stephen

2021 · 1 season

A sombre, methodical procedural that carries the weight of a long fight for justice, moving and quietly tense.

Created by
Joe Cottrell Boyce, Clive Driscoll
Genres
Drama
Starring
Steve Coogan, Sharlene Whyte, Hugh Quarshie
Overview
Follows the ongoing struggle by Doreen and Neville Lawrence to achieve justice and how a detective, DCI Clive Driscoll - working closely with the Lawrences - puts together an investigation that finally - more than 18 years after his death - secures the convictions of two of the gang who committed the murder of Stephen.

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  • ITVX
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Created by
Joe Cottrell Boyce, Clive Driscoll
Genres
Drama
Starring
Steve Coogan, Sharlene Whyte, Hugh Quarshie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • family
  • grief
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 45 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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