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Falling for a Dancer

1998 · 1 season

A slow, somber period drama that wraps you in rural hardship and quiet longing, with moments of tenderness piercing the gloom.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in rural Ireland of the 1930s, the story begins when 19-year-old Elizabeth has a brief fling with an actor and falls pregnant. Community pressure forces her to marry a dull middle-aged man, but maybe there is hope on the horizon.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Richard Standeven
Written by
Deirdre Purcell
Starring
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Dermot Crowley, Liam Cunningham, Maureen O'Brien, Rory Murray, Brian McGrath, Colin Farrell, Eleanor Methven
Music
Stephen McKeon
Cinematography
Kevin Rowley
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
RTÉ One, BBC One Northern Ireland
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Languages
English

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