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Cold Warrior

1984 · 1 season

A measured, talky Cold War procedural that trades action for quiet, paranoid conversations and a steady sense of duty.

Created by
Arden Winch
Genres
Drama
Overview
Cold Warrior is a 1984 BBC One television series written by Arden Winch, based around the character of Captain Aubrey Percival (Michael Denison), first introduced in the 1981 thriller serial Blood Money. Moving away from the serial format of Blood Money and Skorpion, Cold Warrior consists of eight standalone episodes, which sees Percival dealing with various threats to national security.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Conspiracy, politics, loyalty, deception
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Arden Winch
Written by
Arden Winch, David Reid, John Brason, Murray Smith
Starring
Michael Denison, Lucy Fleming, Neil Stacy, David Swift, Philip Bond, Allan Corduner, Andrew Robertson, Diana Weston
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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