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Is An Englishman's Castle worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 8.1).
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In an alternate 1978 wherein Germany won World War II and has occupied the United Kingdom, successful television writer Peter Ingram works on a popular soap opera, An Englishman's Castle, set in Blitz-era London.
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- Friends night
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- Binge-friendly
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Crew
- Directors
- Paul Ciappessoni
- Written by
- Philip Mackie
- Produced by
- Innes Lloyd
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
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Facts
June 5, 1978 · June 19, 1978 · Ended
- First aired
- June 5, 1978
- Last aired
- June 19, 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Length
- 1 season · 3 episodes
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is An Englishman's Castle worth watching?"
Questions about An Englishman's Castle
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
How long does it take to watch An Englishman's Castle?
3 h
About 3 hours: 3 episodes in 1 season of about 50 minutes each, aired from 1978 to 1978.
Will I feel good after watching An Englishman's Castle?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is An Englishman's Castle plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.