TV series

Sunday Premiere

1986–1988 · 1 season

A mixed bag of serious British television plays, each one a self-contained story that asks you to settle in and pay attention.

Created by: Tony Maylam, Jim O'Brien
Genres: Drama
Starring: Paul McGann, Cherie Lunghi, Pamela Shaw

Overview: Sunday night dramas on subjects as diverse as a dodgy doctor and a tale of cat lovers and the social circle they inhabit.

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Created by: Tony Maylam, Jim O'Brien
Genres: Drama
Starring: Paul McGann, Cherie Lunghi, Pamela Shaw

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
class
family
obsession
morality
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Tony Maylam, Jim O'Brien, Alan Dossor, Robert Young, Richard Eyre, John Glenister
Written by: David Cook, Andrew Payne, Roger Milner, David Reid
Starring: Paul McGann, Cherie Lunghi, Pamela Shaw, Saeed Jaffrey, Madhur Jaffrey, Shaheen Khan, Indira Joshi, Anthony Zaki
Cinematography: John Baker
Length: 1 seasons, 13 episodes
Country: United Kingdom

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