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The Organization

1972 · 1 season

A dry, talky office drama where quiet ambition and small betrayals simmer beneath polished corporate manners.

Created by
Philip Mackie
Genres
Drama
Overview
The Greatrick Organization is a faceless, multi-million-pound concern dedicated to making more millions. In its headquarters are an assortment of middle and junior executives. Their lives may look cozy enough, but appearances are deceptive. All they have to do is carry on being loyal corporate slaves until they're 60, but there are a hundred different ways to put a foot wrong...

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Created by
Philip Mackie
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • power
    • ambition
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Philip Mackie
    Written by
    Philip Mackie
    Starring
    Donald Sinden, Anton Rodgers, Peter Egan, Elaine Taylor, Bernard Hepton, Jill Melford, Norman Bird, Beth Morris
    Length
    1 seasons, 7 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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