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Broome Stages (1966)

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United Kingdom
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How it feels

The series follows a family of actors and theater managers over two centuries. It shows how their personal lives and professional ambitions intertwine across generations.

periodtheatricalsweepinggenerationalformalslow-burndramaticliterate

What happens

Broome Stages is a 1966 British television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in eight episodes in 1966. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Clemence Dane portraying the two hundred year history of a theatrical dynasty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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