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Do or Die

2001 · 1 season

A sombre, slow-burning two-part drama that wrings quiet dread and heartache from a parent's desperate search.

Created by
Rowan Woods
Genres
Crime, Drama
Overview
Two-part UK drama set in London and Sydney spanning seven years. When Sam and Nicky's six year old son is diagnosed with leukaemia and a perfect blood match is all that can save him, Sam decides now is the right time to trace his real father - back to Sydney where she picked up a violent criminal while backpacking.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, parenthood, survival, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Rowan Woods
Genres
Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Rowan Woods
Written by
Christopher Lee
Starring
Kate Ashfield, Tom Long, William McInnes, Patsy Palmer, Hugo Speer
Music
Edmund Butt
Cinematography
Martin McGrath
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
Sky One
Country
United Kingdom, Australia
Languages
English

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