TV series

The Member for Chelsea

1981 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy period drama that unfolds like a courtroom chronicle, quietly tightening the screws on a public man's private ruin.

Overview: This three-part mini-series chronicles the sexual scandal in the late 1800's, involving the highly acclaimed Member of Parliament for Chelsea, Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke (1843-1911), a member of William Gladstone's cabinet who was being poised to succeed Gladstone until being listed as a third party in a divorce.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Science, politics, power, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
politics
power
betrayal
rebellion
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild