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Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939 · 60 min

A talky, claustrophobic chamber piece that slowly tightens its grip as ordinary people reveal unsettling depths.

Starring
Ralph Richardson, James Mason, Ralph Roberts
Overview
Television broadcast of Bees on the Boat-Deck by J.B. Priestley.

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Starring
Ralph Richardson, James Mason, Ralph Roberts
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • class
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Written by
J. B. Priestley
Starring
Ralph Richardson, James Mason, Ralph Roberts, Allan Jeayes, Meriel Forbes, Eileen Erskine, John Laurie, Eric Maturin
Runtime
60 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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