Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV series)

E753268

Bouquet of Barbed Wire is a 1976 British television drama series, adapted from Andrea Newman’s novel, that became notorious for its dark, psychologically intense portrayal of a dysfunctional middle-class family.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1970s British television series
British television drama series
adaptationOf Bouquet of Barbed Wire (novel) NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Andrea Newman NERFINISHED
basedOn Bouquet of Barbed Wire (novel) NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat colour television
broadcastIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
broadcastOn ITV NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director John Gorrie NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
firstAired 1976
followedBy Another Bouquet NERFINISHED
format miniseries
genre drama
psychological drama
hasAdaptation Bouquet of Barbed Wire (2010 TV series) NERFINISHED
hasTheme parent–child tension
sexual jealousy
notableFor dark psychological themes
portrayal of a dysfunctional family
numberOfEpisodes 7
numberOfSeries 1
originalChannel ITV NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 1976
originalRunEnd March 1976
originalRunStart January 1976
producer Tony Wharmby NERFINISHED
productionCompany London Weekend Television NERFINISHED
screenwriter Andrea Newman NERFINISHED
setting middle-class British family
spinOffOrSequel Another Bouquet NERFINISHED
starred Deborah Grant NERFINISHED
Frank Finlay NERFINISHED
James Aubrey NERFINISHED
Sheila Allen NERFINISHED
Susan Penhaligon NERFINISHED
subjectMatter family conflict
infidelity
obsessive relationships
targetAudience adult viewers
timePeriodOfFirstBroadcast 1970s

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank Finlay notableWork Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV series)