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TV series

The Sound of Laughter

1977 · 1 season

A gentle, patchy evening of cosy British sitcom pilots, pleasant enough to watch but easy to drift away from.

Created by
Les Chatfield
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Jason, Patricia Brake, Bryan Pringle
Overview
A series of one-off sitcoms intended to be developed into series.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Les Chatfield
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Jason, Patricia Brake, Bryan Pringle
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • class
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
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
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Les Chatfield
Written by
Kenneth Cope, Andrew McCulloch, Ronnie Taylor, Connor Fraser
Starring
David Jason, Patricia Brake, Bryan Pringle, Richard Wilson, Stratford Johns, Richard Pearson, Joan Scott, Ellis Dale
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Associated Television
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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