The Crow Road
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The Crow Road is a 1996 BBC television drama series, adapted from Iain Banks's novel, that blends dark humor, family saga, and mystery in the story of a young man's search for his missing uncle in rural Scotland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC television drama
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWorkBy | Iain Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Iain Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Crow Road (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnGenre | contemporary Scottish fiction ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial drama ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | search for missing uncle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | Scottish family life ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Prentice McHoan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
disappearance investigation
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family secrets ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of dark humor and mystery ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcaster | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | rural Scotland ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialAuthorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationForm | novel ⓘ |
| theme |
death and mortality
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family saga ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
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