TV series

The Last of Summer

1978 · 1 season

A quiet, wistful period drama of tangled affections and family reckoning, unfolding slowly in the shadow of coming war.

Overview: A French actress returns to her Irish roots during the last summer before World War II. While there, she must come to grips with her family and the love of two men. Television adaptation of Kate O'Brien's 1943 novel of the same name.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, family, memory
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
love
family
memory
fate
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild