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Rules of Engagement

1989 · 1 season

A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that makes ordinary streets feel like a pressure cooker on the edge of catastrophe.

Created by
Graham Hurley
Genres
Drama
Overview
Political intrigue and murder occurs when the English town of Portsmouth is sealed off by the military during the eve of World War III.

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Created by
Graham Hurley
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • survival
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Created by
Graham Hurley
Written by
David Crane, Graham Hurley
Starring
Cathy Tyson, Kenneth Cranham, Karl Johnson, Anna Calder-Marshall, Derek Fowlds, Fiona Victory, Karl Jenkinson, Amanda Fawcett
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 50 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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