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''The Village'' is a 2013 [[PeriodPiece period drama]] series produced by Creator/TheBBC and created by ''Series/{{Silk}}'' writer Peter Moffat. The series is depicted through flashbacks, as Bert Middleton, the second-oldest man in Britain, reminisces about his life in early 20th Century Derbyshire.

The show is comprised of an [[EnsembleCast ensemble cast]] headed by Creator/JohnSimm and Maxine Peake.
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!!This show contains examples of:
* BigFancyHouse: Surprisingly, given its period piece status, there's only one.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Grace and Bill Gibby in series 2, [[spoiler: or so Grace thinks]].
%%* BitterSweetEnding: These are everywhere. The ending to Series 1, episode 6 is particularly memorable though.
* BreakTheCutie: Caro [[spoiler: after her baby is taken away.]]
* HeelFaithTurn: John has a huge one, as a result of Martha's counsel.
* HeyYou: John rarely calls anybody in his family by their actual names. Bert is always "Boy" and Grace is usually "Mother."
* HollywoodAtheist: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Grace comes to realize that she doesn't really believe in God, starting in episode 4, but she's never portrayed as a bad person because of her Atheist beliefs.
* MeaningfulName: Plenty. Norma's maiden name is Greaves, and Caro's doctor's name is Dr. Wiley, among others.
** You could also argue that Grace's name is very fitting.
* RousingSpeech: Grace gives a great one to the whole village at the end of season 2.
%%* TheAlcoholic: John.
* TheOphelia: Caro. [[spoiler: She even tries to drown herself.]]
* OopNorth: The setting. [[GrimUpNorth It's also pretty grim there.]]
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* OopNorth: The setting. [[GrimUpNorth It's also pretty grim there.]]

* BitterSweetEnding: These are everywhere. The ending to Series 1, episode 6 is particularly memorable though.

* TheAlcoholic: John.

* PlayingGertrude: The adults in the cast, with it getting more extreme every couple episodes. By season 2, John and Grace only look a little older than Bert.
** This gets unintentionally funny in season 2, given that a big obstacle in the way of Bert's crush on Martha is their 7-year age gap. The actors are only a few years apart in age.

The Village is a 2013 [[PeriodPiece period drama]] series produced by Creator/TheBBC and created by Series/Silk writer Peter Moffat. The series is depicted through flashbacks, as Bert Middleton, the second-oldest man in Britan, reminisces about his life in early 20th Century Derbyshire.

The show is comprised of an [[EnsembleCast ensemble cast]] headed by Creator/JohnSimm and Maxine Peake.

It is notable for its unflinching portrayal of early life in Northern England, an aspect that has lead some people to call it a "misery-fest" initially. If you aren't too taken aback by it's grimness, it's really a great little show.

* BigFancyHouse: Surprisingly, given it's period piece status, there's only one.

* BittersweetEnding: These are everywhere. The ending to Series 1, episode 6 is particularly memorable though.

* BreaktheCutie: Caro [[spoiler: after her baby is taken away.]]

* OopNorth: The setting. [[GrimUpNorth It's also pretty grim there.]]

** This gets unintentionally funny considering that that a big obstacle in the way of Bert's hope for a romance with Martha is their 7-year age gap. The actors are only a few years apart in age.

* PlayingGertude: The adults in the cast, with it getting more extreme every couple episodes. By season 2, John and Grace only look a little older than Bert.

* TheOphelia: Caro. [spoiler: She even tries to drown herself.]