The Brothers (TV Series)

The Brothers is a British television series, produced and shown by the BBC between 1972 and 1976.

Analysis

The Brothers could be considered a prototype "supersoap" since the series defined a successful format that would later be used by the American series Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest as well as the British serial Howards' Way. The use of a family as the central focus of the drama, introducing conflict between the men and having their lives directed by ambitious, formidable women acting as the power behind the throne, and storylines involving the scheming for status and acquisition of wealth and power against a corporate backdrop. Although it is highly doubtful that this 1970's BBC family drama had any genuine influence on the glossy American capitalist fantasies of the 1980's, the thematic links between The Brothers and many of the "avarice dramas" that followed on both sides of the Atlantic are undeniable.

Related Topics:
Dallas - Dynasty - Falcon Crest - Howards' Way - 1970's - Capitalist - 1980's

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Created and produced by Gerard Glaister, who would go on to produce the popular BBC drama Secret Army as well as Howards' Way, The Brothers became a highly popular Sunday night favourite with BBC viewers throughout the early 1970's.

Related Topics:
Gerard Glaister - Secret Army

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