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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005)
Directed by Simon Curtis
Overview
A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London, against the backdrop of grimy streets and public houses. Revolving around The Midnight Bell, a public house off the Euston Road, this mini-series follows the painful pursuit of love from three different perspectives. Barman Bob (Bryan Dick), who yearns for penniless street-walker Jenny (Zoe Tapper). Bob’s colleague Ella (Sally Hawkins), who is torn between the attentions of an older, wealthier man and her secret desire for her barman workmate.
Length 150 minutes
Actors
Doreen Mantle | Tony Haygarth | Phil Davis | Michael Medwin | Kathy Burke | Sally Hawkins | Bryan Dick | Zoe Tapper | Anthony O'Donnell | Ruth Sheen | Kellie Shirley | Mossie Smith | Neil Stuke | Jacqueline Tong | Susan Wooldridge | Marcia Warren | Elisabeth Dermot Walsh