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TV series

Late Starter

1985 · 1 season

A quiet, rueful study of a proud man's downward slide, observed with patience and a touch of melancholy.

Created by
Barry Davis, Nicholas Mallett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Carol Leader
Overview
When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.

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Created by
Barry Davis, Nicholas Mallett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Carol Leader
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • class
  • aging
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Barry Davis, Nicholas Mallett
Written by
Brian Clark
Starring
Peter Barkworth, Rowena Cooper, Carol Leader, Simon Cowell-Parker, Akosua Busia, Julia Foster, Chris Lang, Michael Elphick
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 50 min each
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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