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John Macnab

1976 · 1 season

A stately, talky period drama where privileged men turn a poaching lark into quiet class friction against the Scottish countryside.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Adaptation of John Buchan's novel, set in the 1920s, about three members of the English establishment who seek excitement by poaching on the estates of Scottish landowners.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, power, rebellion, friendship
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Donald McWhinnie
Written by
John Prebble
Starring
Susan Wooldridge, Bernard Horsfall, Wendy Allnutt, James Maxwell, Basil Dignam, Cavan Kendall, Derek Godfrey, Roddy McMillan
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom

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