TV series

A Matter of Degree

1960 · 1 season

A slow, talky black-and-white chamber drama that asks patience and rewards it with quiet, closely observed human friction.

Overview: A Matter of Degree is a six-episode, black-and-white BBC Wales drama that premiered on May 16, 1960. Written by Elaine Morgan and directed by David J. Thomas, the series is best remembered as the television debut of renowned actor Anthony Hopkins
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, education, family, ambition
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
education
family
ambition
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none