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Lost Sitcoms

2016 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic museum piece: familiar old sitcom rhythms performed with care, amusing rather than hilarious, and best enjoyed as a curiosity.

Genres: Comedy
Starring: Simon Day, Katy Wix, Jeff Rawle

Overview: British classic Lost Sitcoms, recreated by the BBC, from shows: Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe And Son and Till Death Us Do Part - each with a brand new stellar cast

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Genres: Comedy
Starring: Simon Day, Katy Wix, Jeff Rawle

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
work
Places: home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Written by: Johnny Speight, Alan Simpson, Ray Galton
Starring: Simon Day, Katy Wix, Jeff Rawle, Ed Coleman
Length: 1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network: BBC Four

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