TV series

Mayflies

2022 · 1 season

A tender, aching look back at youth and forward to loss, carried by warm nostalgia and quiet, devastating honesty.

Overview: A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, death, grief, loyalty
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: friendship
death
grief
loyalty
memory
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild