TV series

Best Interests

2023 · 1 season

A wrenching, humane drama that immerses you in a family's impossible choice, leaving you emotionally drained but deeply moved.

Overview: Marnie has a life-threatening condition. The doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. And so begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Who decides? And in whose best interests will it be?
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, morality, grief
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
morality
grief
justice
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none