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The Serpent Son

1979 · 1 season

A solemn, talk-heavy staging of ancient tragedy that rewards patience with mounting dread and moral weight.

Created by
Bill Hays
Genres
Drama
Overview
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Revenge, justice, fate, family
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Bill Hays
    Written by
    Frederic Raphael, Kenneth McLeish
    Starring
    Diana Rigg, Anton Lesser, John Nolan, Natasha Parry, Maureen O'Brien, Terrence Hardiman
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    BBC Two
    Country
    United Kingdom

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