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Brass Eye

1997Show1 season · 6 episodesEnded

81

GreatGoodWatch score

81

GreatGoodWatch score

Summary

Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.

Good for

Friends night
Binge-friendly
Drop-in friendly

Where to watch

Set your services

Not streaming in United States. Where it is:

Fingerprint

Makes you smirk.
Holds up a mirror.
Charms you.
Draws you into power games.
Makes you squirm.

Not for warmth, romance or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 86GoodWatch 82
IMDb8.6
Time to watch it all
3 h
6 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
First aired
1997
January 29, 1997
Ended 1997
Genre
Comedy
Language
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 89 · most episodes first
Directing · 1
Michael Cumming Director
Writing · 1
Chris Morris Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer, Creator
Production · 3
Peter Fincham Executive Producer
Alison MacPhail Producer
Caroline Leddy Producer
Editing · 1
Gary Dollner Editor
Sound · 1
Jonathan Whitehead Original Music Composer
Art · 1
Jonathan Paul Green Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Tudor George Costume Design
Other crew · 6
Graham Linehan Additional Writing
Arthur Mathews Additional Writing
George Hitchins Location Sound Mixer
Peter Baynham Additional Writing
Jane Bussmann Additional Writing
David Quantick Additional Writing

Tropes

Drugs Causing Slow-MotionRare · in 42 titlesInvoked in the "Drugs" episode, which features a segment about a fictionalized drug, dubbed "Cake," that is suggested as slowing the user's perception of time in this fashion.Hello, Sailor!Rare · in 56 titlesThe entire Royal Navy bit in the "Sex" episode.All 62 tropes

Brass Eye episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

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