TV series

Smokescreen

1994 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic period piece with a folksy small-town charm, easy to watch and quietly engaging for the whole family.

Overview: It's the summer of 1907, and cinema is in its infancy. In a northern industrial town two very different movie moguls are battling for the hearts, minds and purses of the local population. Frank Sheringham is an enterprising filmmaker determined to woo audiences away from the local flea-pit run by the villainous Albert Gold. The whole town becomes involved in the vendetta and three local children are at the eye of the storm.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, whimsical and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, ambition, friendship, class
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
ambition
friendship
class
coming-of-age
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none