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Maidens' Trip

1977 · 1 season

A quiet, hands-on wartime story that makes hard physical work on the canals feel intimate and quietly moving.

Created by
Moira Armstrong
Genres
Drama
Overview
Maidens' Trip is a 3-part British television drama originally broadcast on BBC One in 1977. Adapted from Emma Smith’s 1948 autobiographical novel, the series follows three young women who volunteer to operate narrowboats on the Grand Union Canal during World War II
How it feels
Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Work, friendship, coming-of-age, survival
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Moira Armstrong
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Moira Armstrong
Written by
Thomas Ellice
Starring
Tina Heath, Liz Bagley, Tricia George, John Salthouse, Geoffrey Palmer
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom

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