TV series

Murphy's Mob

1982 · 4 seasons

A gentle, good-natured slice of working-class football life, full of scrappy kids and a gruff manager, easy to settle into.

Overview: Mac Murphy takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional Third Division football club, Dunmore United. The series follows a group of young supporters of the club whose day-to-day troubles included attempts to set up a junior supporter's club and clubhouse within the stadium.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, found family, sport, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: friendship
found family
sport
class
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none