TV series

Plays for Britain

1976 · 1 season

A serious, talky anthology of kitchen-sink plays that rewards close attention with raw, lived-in performances and a quietly grim social honesty.

Overview: An anthology series of six contemporary plays from writers at relatively early stages in their careers.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, work, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
work
family
isolation
power
Places: big city
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild