TV series

The Gnostics

1987 · 1 season

A scholarly, talk-heavy tour through ancient heresies that rewards patience with atmosphere and ideas rather than action.

Overview: Gnostics was a 1987 four-part drama-documentary series made by Border TV for Channel 4 (UK).
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, identity, power, morality
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
identity
power
morality
mystery
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Stephen Segaller
Starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Ian Brooker, Brian Blessed, Gérard Zuchetto, Patrice Brient
Length: 1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network: Channel 4, ITV Border
Country: United States of America
Languages: English