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Hope Street

2021 · 5 seasons

A gentle, community-minded police drama where the seaside setting and familiar faces make each case feel like catching up with old friends.

Created by: Susanne Farrell, Paul Marquess
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Amara Karan, Kerri Quinn, Niamh McGrady

Overview: Port Devine, a small town in Northern Ireland, sees the mysterious arrival of English detective Leila Hussain, the first Muslim police officer in the town's history. Her entrance opens the door for a variety of cases among the locals.

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Created by: Susanne Farrell, Paul Marquess
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Amara Karan, Kerri Quinn, Niamh McGrady

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 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: crime
family
identity
isolation
redemption
Places: small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama, crime
Created by: Susanne Farrell, Paul Marquess, Jessica Lea
Written by: Susanne Farrell, Greer Taylor Ellison, Phil Mulryne, Lessa Harker
Starring: Amara Karan, Kerri Quinn, Niamh McGrady, Aaron McCusker, Niall Wright, Des McAleer, Ciarán McMenamin, Rachel Tucker
Music: Justine Barker, Anthony Eve
Cinematography: Nick Manley, Ray Carlin
Length: 5 seasons, 51 episodes, 44 min each
Network: BBC One, BBC One Northern Ireland
Country: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
Languages: English

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