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Shop Around

1971 · 20 min

A gentle, chatty consumer-advice comedy that turns a couple's shopping mistake into a wry, low-stakes lesson.

Overview
A comic drama about wise shopping. Following an argument with her boyfriend, Lynne goes put to buy a camera on her own and is soon pressured into signing a hire purchase agreement for an expensive camera. Her boyfriend Walter is aghast, but they are introduced to the magazine Which? and with sage advice put right their mistakes.
How it feels
Light, satirical, warm and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, class, work, family
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Starring
Jane Carr, Billy Hamon, David Janson, George Layton
Runtime
20 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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