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TV series

Play At Home

1984 · 1 season

A loose, artist-led hour that drifts between performance and oddity, rewarding curiosity more than momentum.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie, Robert Smith
Overview
A one-off series of sixty minute shows where a band were given total control over the programme's content with no input from the production company or Channel 4.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie, Robert Smith
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • art
  • music
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie, Robert Smith, Steven Severin, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert
Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes
Network
Channel 4
Languages
English

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