TV series

Private Affairs

1975 · 1 season

A thoughtful, stage-like anthology that quietly uncovers the private longings behind public lives, rewarding close attention with emotional subtlety.

Created by: Alvin Rakoff, Philip Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: David Hemmings, Annie Lambert, Charles Keating

Overview: Series of plays about the romantic entanglements hidden behind the public images of famous historical figures.

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Created by: Alvin Rakoff, Philip Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: David Hemmings, Annie Lambert, Charles Keating

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
betrayal
class
power
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Alvin Rakoff, Philip Saville, Don Taylor, Ronald Wilson, Basil Coleman, Claude Whatham
Written by: Robert Muller, William Trevor, Fay Weldon, Jack Russell
Starring: David Hemmings, Annie Lambert, Charles Keating, Helen Mirren, Robert Hardy, Ian Holm, Diana Quick, John Stratton
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom

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