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The Cloning of Joanna May

1992 · 1 season

A chilly, cerebral drama about power and identity, unfolding with slow menace and unsettling emotional distance.

Created by
Philip Saville
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Overview
Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught on an incidental love affair. Since then Carl has made Joanna's life impossible. 10 years later she's fed up with the situation and decides to visit him, only to find that once he made three copies of her.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, obsession, power, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Philip Saville
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by
Philip Saville
Written by
Ted Whitehead
Starring
Patricia Hodge, Brian Cox, Billie Whitelaw, Peter Capaldi, Michael Carter, Oliver Ford Davies, Peter Guinness, Ian McNeice
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Ken Morgan
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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