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TV series

Plays for Pleasure

1981 · 1 season

Quiet, talky chamber pieces that observe ordinary people sorting through love and family with wry warmth and gentle melancholy.

Created by
Pat Sandys
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alec McCowen, Tony Selby, Paula Tilbrook
Overview
A series of six plays about relationships, examining themes including love, friendship, family dynamics, and personal growth, often highlighting the complexities and humour in human connections.

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Created by
Pat Sandys
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alec McCowen, Tony Selby, Paula Tilbrook
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Pat Sandys
Written by
Larry Wyce, Anita Bronson, Lesley Davies, Patricia Hooker
Starring
Alec McCowen, Tony Selby, Paula Tilbrook, Lizzie Mickery, Paul Davies Prowles, Suzy Corrigan, Margaret Tyzack, Jo Beadle
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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