TV series

Old People and the Things That Pass

1975–1976 · 1 season

A slow, sombre unearthing of buried guilt, where polite drawing rooms barely contain decades of dread.

Overview: The seemingly quiet lives of elderly Ottilie Dercksz and Emile Takma are dominated by remorse for a terrible crime they committed sixty years ago. When a family member arrives from the East Indies, their families are forced to deal with the ghosts of the past.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, memory, family, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
memory
family
betrayal
aging
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild