TV series

Oranges and Lemons

1973 · 1 season

A quiet, lived-in slice of working-class life that lingers on small struggles and hard-won dignity.

Overview: An anthology centred around London's East End, dockland living conditions, and social or family struggles, taking its thematic cue from the titular, traditional London nursery rhyme.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, bleak and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: class
family
survival
isolation
work
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild