Brassneck

A biting, theatrical satire that charts a family's moral decay with savage wit and a growing sense of disillusionment.

Directed by

Mike Newell

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Tv movie

Starring

Jeremy Kemp, Susan Penhaligon, David Daker

Overview

Through the story of a single family, Brassneck traces a history that parallels the Labour Party's advent to power in 1945 through to the property speculation of the 1960s and the disillusionment with the Labour government in the early 1970s. Like most of the early work of the writers, David Hare and Howard Brenton, committed radical (if not revolutionary) socialists throughout the 1970s, it is a satirical attack on capitalist greed and corruption, full of savage, and often disturbing, humour.

How it feels

Satirical, dark, cynical and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Greed, corruption, class, power

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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