TV series

Love and Mr Lewisham

1972 · 1 season

A quiet, earnest period drama about ambition and the heart's compromises, unfolding at a gentle, contemplative pace.

Overview: A four-part adaptation of H.G. Wells' 1900 novel, dramatised by Alun Richards. Starring Brian Deacon as the titular Lewisham, a young man with intellectual ambitions whose life is changed after a meeting with one Ethel Henderson.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, love, class, identity
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: ambition
love
class
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild