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Mr Pye

1986 · 1 season

A gentle, quirky fable that turns a missionary's moral struggle into a strange and whimsical spectacle, with a touch of darkness.

Created by
David Churchill, Donald Churchill
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Judy Parfitt, Richard O'Callaghan
Overview
Mr Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to spread the love of God. But doing good deeds means something strange starts to happen to him, he starts to grow wings.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
David Churchill, Donald Churchill
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Judy Parfitt, Richard O'Callaghan
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • faith
  • morality
  • identity
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Free
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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, drama
Created by
David Churchill, Donald Churchill
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Judy Parfitt, Richard O'Callaghan, Robin McCaffrey, Ralph Nossek, Amanda Reiss, Howard Lew Lewis, Sarah Dawson
Music
Ken Howard
Cinematography
Nick Gifford
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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