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Hold the Back Page

1985–1986 · 1 season

A quiet, character-driven look at a man under pressure, more about small compromises than big drama.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Sports reporter Ken Wordsworth, beset by financial and marital problems, reluctantly adjusts to the demands of a tabloid newspaper.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Work, class, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Adrian Shergold, Christopher Baker
    Written by
    Andrew Nickolds, Stan Hey
    Starring
    David Warner, Eric Allan, Gil Brailey, Lee Whitlock, David Horovitch, Peter-Hugo Daly, Richard Ireson, Tilly Vosburgh
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes
    Country
    United Kingdom

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