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Affairs of the Heart

1974–1975 · 2 seasons

A stately, literary hour of restrained emotion, where manners and unspoken longing carry more weight than anything said aloud.

Created by
Terence Feely
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cheryl Campbell, Jeremy Clyde, Lally Bowers
Overview
Anthology series of thirteen one-hour love stories based on the short stories of Henry James.

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Created by
Terence Feely
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cheryl Campbell, Jeremy Clyde, Lally Bowers
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • memory
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Terence Feely
    Written by
    Terence Feely
    Starring
    Cheryl Campbell, Jeremy Clyde, Lally Bowers, David Yelland, Valerie White, Jacqueline Stanbury, Paul Gregory, Miranda Bell
    Length
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    Network
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    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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