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Ten Pound Poms

2023–2025 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning, emotionally rich period drama about hope and disillusionment, with a strong sense of time and place.

Created by: Daniel Brocklehurst
Genres: Drama
Starring: Faye Marsay, Warren Brown, Hattie Hook

Tagline: Every dream has its price.
Overview: In 1956, British citizens respond to an Australian migration scheme promising a better life and good employment prospects for a mere £10. For Annie and Terry Roberts, and their two children, a move to Australia offers a way for Terry to escape the scars of his service during WWII. In contrast, Kate arrives as a young nurse and claims to have migrated on her own due to her fiancé not wanting to make the move, but the real truth behind her journey is something else entirely.

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Created by: Daniel Brocklehurst
Genres: Drama
Starring: Faye Marsay, Warren Brown, Hattie Hook

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
family
identity
class
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Daniel Brocklehurst
Written by: Smita Bhide, Ava Pickett, Ryan Griffen, Daniel Brocklehurst
Starring: Faye Marsay, Warren Brown, Hattie Hook, Finn Treacy, Michelle Keegan, Stephen Curry, Rob Collins, Emma Hamilton
Music: Jack Thorburn Matthias
Length: 2 seasons, 12 episodes, 60 min each
Network: BBC One, Stan
Country: Australia, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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