TV series

Jute City

1991 · 1 season

A slow-burning, dour Scottish thriller that feels like uncovering secrets in a damp, closed-off town.

Overview: Jute City is a 1991 BBC three-part thriller television series starring David O'Hara, Joanna Roth, and Clive Russell. Set in Dundee and Ullapool, the drama follows Duncan Kerr investigating his brother's suspicious death amid local corruption and money laundering
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, grief, crime, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
grief
crime
betrayal
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild