Is The Way We Live Now sad?

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Way We Live Now easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Way We Live Now violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 70% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Way We Live Now scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Way We Live Now

Name: The Way We Live Now
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.7
Cast: David Suchet, Matthew Macfadyen, Cillian Murphy, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell

On BBC One

20011 season4 episodes75 min7.7 / 10

A sharp-eyed Victorian satire of financial fraud and social climbing, where greed and desperation expose the rot beneath aristocratic respectability.

Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Dark Schemes Behind Charming Facades Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire

Genres

Drama

Keywords

London, England Based On Novel Or Book Miniseries Period Drama 19th Century

Questions people ask

Does The Way We Live Now leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The Way We Live Now sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is The Way We Live Now easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The Way We Live Now violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is The Way We Live Now scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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