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| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] |
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| creator |
| creator = [[Jimmy McGovern]] |
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| writer |
| writer = Jimmy McGovern<br>[[Danny Brocklehurst]]<br>Marc Pye<br>[[Alice Nutter (writer)|Alice Nutter]] |
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| director |
| director = [[David Blair (director)|David Blair]] |
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| composer = {{Unbulleted list| Robert Lane <small>(Series 1)</small> | [[John Lunn]] <small>(Series 2)</small> | Adrian Johnston <small>(Series 3)</small> }} |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| language = English |
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| num_series = 3 |
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| num_episodes = 18 |
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| executive_producer = Jimmy McGovern <br /> Sita Williams |
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| runtime = 60 minutes |
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| network = [[BBC One]] |
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| first_aired = {{start date|2006|4|13|df=y}} |
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'''''The Street''''' is a British [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Jimmy McGovern]] and produced by [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] for the [[BBC]]. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in [[Manchester]] and features an all-star cast including [[Timothy Spall]], [[Jim Broadbent]], [[Jane Horrocks]], [[Bob Hoskins]], and [[David Thewlis]]. |
'''''The Street''''' is a British [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Jimmy McGovern]] and produced by [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] for the [[BBC]]. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in [[Manchester]] and features an [[ensemble cast|all-star cast]] including [[Timothy Spall]], [[Jim Broadbent]], [[Jane Horrocks]], [[Bob Hoskins]], and [[David Thewlis]]. |
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''The Street'' won both the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series]] and [[RTS Television Award]] for Drama Series twice, in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6670797.stm|title=Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|date=2007-05-20|access-date=2007-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TV Winners in 2008|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/latest-winners-and-nominees,91,BA.html|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|date=2008-04-26|access-date=2009-04-28}}</ref> It also won two [[International Emmy Awards]] in November 2007 for Best Drama and Best Actor (Jim Broadbent).<ref>{{cite news|title=International Emmys Awards to honor Al Gore|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-11-18-al-gore_N.htm|access-date=2007-11-23 | work=USA Today | date=2007-11-19}}</ref> The second series was nominated for the Best Drama prize at the 2008 [[Rose d'Or]] ceremony. Though it did not win, it received Special Mention from the jury.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rose d'Or Winners 2008|url= http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf|publisher= Rose d'Or AG|date= 2008-05-06|access-date= 2008-05-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530115956/http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-05-30}}</ref> In November 2010, the third series won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama and Best Actor (Bob Hoskins). |
''The Street'' won both the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series]] and [[RTS Television Award]] for Drama Series twice, in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6670797.stm|title=Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|date=2007-05-20|access-date=2007-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TV Winners in 2008|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/latest-winners-and-nominees,91,BA.html|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|date=2008-04-26|access-date=2009-04-28}}</ref> It also won two [[International Emmy Awards]] in November 2007 for Best Drama and Best Actor (Jim Broadbent).<ref>{{cite news|title=International Emmys Awards to honor Al Gore|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-11-18-al-gore_N.htm|access-date=2007-11-23 | work=USA Today | date=2007-11-19}}</ref> The second series was nominated for the Best Drama prize at the 2008 [[Rose d'Or]] ceremony. Though it did not win, it received Special Mention from the jury.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rose d'Or Winners 2008|url= http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf|publisher= Rose d'Or AG|date= 2008-05-06|access-date= 2008-05-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530115956/http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-05-30}}</ref> In November 2010, the third series won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama and Best Actor (Bob Hoskins). |
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* [[Sacha Parkinson]] as Shannon Peterson |
* [[Sacha Parkinson]] as Shannon Peterson |
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* [[Lee Battle]] as Connor Peterson |
* [[Lee Battle]] as Connor Peterson |
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* [[Jody Latham]] as Billy Roberts |
* [[Jody Shmonty Latham]] as Billy Roberts |
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* [[David Schofield (actor)|David Schofield]] as John Roberts |
* [[David Schofield (actor)|David Schofield]] as John Roberts |
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* [[Ciarán Griffiths]] as Terry |
* [[Ciarán Griffiths]] as Terry |
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* [[Gina McKee]] as Jan Parr |
* [[Gina McKee]] as Jan Parr |
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* [[Lorcan Cranitch]] as Danny Parr |
* [[Lorcan Cranitch]] as Danny Parr |
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* [[Matt Smith]] as Ian Hanley |
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* [[Oliver Stokes]] as Lee Hanley |
* [[Oliver Stokes]] as Lee Hanley |
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* [[Lorraine Ashbourne]] as Cath Hanley |
* [[Lorraine Ashbourne]] as Cath Hanley |
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* [[Bob Hoskins]] as Paddy Gargan |
* [[Bob Hoskins]] as Paddy Gargan |
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* [[Frances Barber]] as Lizzie Gargan |
* [[Frances Barber]] as Lizzie Gargan |
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* [[Liam Cunningham]] as Thomas Miller |
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* [[Anna Friel]] as Dee Purnell |
* [[Anna Friel]] as Dee Purnell |
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* [[Daniel Mays]] as Mark Raveley |
* [[Daniel Mays]] as Mark Raveley |
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{{Episode list |
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|EpisodeNumber=1 |
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|Title=The Accident |
|Title={{va|The Accident}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=[[Jimmy McGovern]] |
|WrittenBy=[[Jimmy McGovern]] |
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|EpisodeNumber=2 |
|EpisodeNumber=2 |
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|Title=Stan |
|Title={{va|Stan}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
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{{Episode list |
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|EpisodeNumber=3 |
|EpisodeNumber=3 |
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|Title=The Flasher |
|Title={{va|The Flasher}} |
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|DirectedBy=[[Terry McDonough]] |
|DirectedBy=[[Terry McDonough]] |
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|WrittenBy=Marc Pye |
|WrittenBy=Marc Pye |
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|EpisodeNumber=4 |
|EpisodeNumber=4 |
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|Title=Football |
|Title={{va|Football}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Alan Field |
|WrittenBy=Alan Field |
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{{Episode list |
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|EpisodeNumber=5 |
|EpisodeNumber=5 |
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|Title=Asylum |
|Title={{va|Asylum}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=James Quirk |
|WrittenBy=James Quirk |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|5|11|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|5|11|df=y}} |
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|Aux2=4.54 |
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|ShortSummary= Eddie ([[Timothy Spall]]) takes a non-English speaking asylum seeker on a fare |
|ShortSummary= Eddie ([[Timothy Spall]]) takes a non-English speaking asylum seeker on a fare and, after failing to find somewhere to drop him off, he invites him to stay at his house. This causes tension between him and his wife, Margi ([[Ger Ryan]]), driving her to leave him. In her absence, the two forge an unlikely friendship. |
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|EpisodeNumber=6 |
|EpisodeNumber=6 |
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|Title= Sean & Yvonne |
|Title= {{va|Sean & Yvonne}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Arthur Ellison |
|WrittenBy=Arthur Ellison |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|5|18|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|5|18|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary= Sean ([[Lee Ingleby]]) and Yvonne ([[Christine Bottomley]]) have an unhappy marriage. Sean regularly loses his temper and beats |
|ShortSummary= Sean ([[Lee Ingleby]]) and Yvonne ([[Christine Bottomley]]) have an unhappy marriage. Sean regularly loses his temper and beats up Yvonne. She finds the strength to leave him, changing the locks while he's out, but the strain proves too much for Yvonne's mum, Mary ([[Ruth McCabe]]), so Yvonne and sister Kerry ([[Joanne Froggatt]]) take revenge. |
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|EpisodeNumber=1 |
|EpisodeNumber=1 |
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|Title= Twin |
|Title= {{va|Twin}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Arthur Ellison |
|WrittenBy=Arthur Ellison |
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|EpisodeNumber=2 |
|EpisodeNumber=2 |
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|Title= Old Flame |
|Title= {{va|Old Flame}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Andy Lynch |
|WrittenBy=Andy Lynch |
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|EpisodeNumber=3 |
|EpisodeNumber=3 |
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|Title= Demolition |
|Title= {{va|Demolition}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & [[Danny Brocklehurst]] |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & [[Danny Brocklehurst]] |
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|EpisodeNumber=4 |
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|Title= Taxi |
|Title= {{va|Taxi}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Roy Boulter |
|WrittenBy=Roy Boulter |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|11|29|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|11|29|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary= After a pub crawl, cousins Gary ([[Kieran Bew]]) and Ian ([[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]]) become involved in an altercation with a taxi driver. Ian stays to help the injured cabbie, but Gary runs away before he is caught. As other cab drivers arrive at the scene, they assume Ian must be guilty and he is eventually arrested. Jan ([[Gina McKee]]), Gary's mum, suspects her son isn't as innocent as he claims |
|ShortSummary= After a pub crawl, cousins Gary ([[Kieran Bew]]) and Ian ([[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]]) become involved in an altercation with a taxi driver. Ian stays to help the injured cabbie, but Gary runs away before he is caught. As other cab drivers arrive at the scene, they assume Ian must be guilty and he is eventually arrested. Jan ([[Gina McKee]]), Gary's mum, suspects her son isn't as innocent as he claims – but how far will she go to protect him? |
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|EpisodeNumber=5 |
|EpisodeNumber=5 |
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|Title= The Letter |
|Title= {{va|The Letter}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Alice Nutter |
|WrittenBy=Alice Nutter |
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|EpisodeNumber=6 |
|EpisodeNumber=6 |
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|Title= The Promise |
|Title= {{va|The Promise}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|12|13|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|12|13|df=y}} |
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|ShortSummary= Paul ([[Toby Kebbell]]) strikes up a relationship with a local girl, but eventually drives her away when he mentions that he has a terrible secret. After catching sight of a woman one night, Paul runs home to consume a cocktail of whiskey and paracetamols, but when she follows him home, it begins a journey to his redemption |
|ShortSummary= Paul ([[Toby Kebbell]]) strikes up a relationship with a local girl, but eventually drives her away when he mentions that he has a terrible secret. After catching sight of a woman one night, Paul runs home to consume a cocktail of whiskey and paracetamols, but when she follows him home, it begins a journey to his redemption – and their reconciliation. |
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|EpisodeNumber=1 |
|EpisodeNumber=1 |
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|Title= Smoke |
|Title= {{va|Smoke}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern |
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|EpisodeNumber=2 |
|EpisodeNumber=2 |
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|Title= Meet the Parents |
|Title= {{va|Meet the Parents}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Jan McVerry |
|WrittenBy=Jan McVerry |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|7|20|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|7|20|df=y}} |
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|Aux2= 5.74 |
|Aux2= 5.74 |
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|ShortSummary=Dee ([[Anna Friel]]) is a single mother with two children, facing endless financial hardship and having to work two jobs to make ends meet. Mark ([[Daniel Mays]]) is a plumber, also a single parent, who comes out to fix Dee's heating system. When they date, he introduces her to his parents, Nessa and Joe. Though Nessa welcomes Dee, Joe is less welcoming, |
|ShortSummary=Dee ([[Anna Friel]]) is a single mother with two children, facing endless financial hardship and having to work two jobs to make ends meet. Mark ([[Daniel Mays]]) is a plumber, also a single parent, who comes out to fix Dee's heating system. When they date, he introduces her to his parents, Nessa and Joe. Though Nessa welcomes Dee, Joe is less welcoming, as he knows Dee secretly works as a prostitute at a strip club – as he has been one of her clients. |
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|EpisodeNumber=3 |
|EpisodeNumber=3 |
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|Title= Scar |
|Title= {{va|Scar}} |
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|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
|DirectedBy=Terry McDonough |
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|WrittenBy=Esther Wilson |
|WrittenBy=Esther Wilson |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|7|27|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|7|27|df=y}} |
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|Aux2= 4.91 |
|Aux2= 4.91 |
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|ShortSummary= After a Muslim suicide bomber attack whilst on duty in Afghanistan, soldier Nick ([[Jonas Armstrong]]) returns home with half of his face terribly scarred. His family and schoolteacher girlfriend Gemma ([[Emily Beecham]]) are horrified, but try to act normally for his sake. Nick, however, cannot cope with the situation or come to terms with the horror that he went through. Following a row with Gemma, he tries to kill himself by deliberately stepping in front of a taxi |
|ShortSummary= After a Muslim suicide bomber attack whilst on duty in Afghanistan, soldier Nick ([[Jonas Armstrong]]) returns home with half of his face terribly scarred. His family and schoolteacher girlfriend Gemma ([[Emily Beecham]]) are horrified, but try to act normally for his sake. Nick, however, cannot cope with the situation or come to terms with the horror that he went through. Following a row with Gemma, he tries to kill himself by deliberately stepping in front of a taxi – the driver of which happens to be a Muslim. |
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|EpisodeNumber=4 |
|EpisodeNumber=4 |
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|Title= The Hero |
|Title= {{va|The Hero}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Peter Lloyd |
|WrittenBy=Peter Lloyd |
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|EpisodeNumber=5 |
|EpisodeNumber=5 |
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|Title= Past Life |
|Title= {{va|Past Life}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & Anthony Gannie |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & Anthony Gannie |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|8|10|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|8|10|df=y}} |
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|Aux2= 4.55 |
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|ShortSummary=Shay ([[Stephen Graham (actor)|Stephen Graham]]) is the alcoholic manager of a betting shop. One day, ex-girlfriend Madeleine ([[Maxine Peake]]) turns up out of the blue to tell him he has a 16-year-old son, Otto, who wants to see him. Shay is elated that his empty life may finally have some meaning, until he discovers that Otto has Down's |
|ShortSummary=Shay ([[Stephen Graham (actor)|Stephen Graham]]) is the alcoholic manager of a betting shop. One day, ex-girlfriend Madeleine ([[Maxine Peake]]) turns up out of the blue to tell him he has a 16-year-old son, Otto, who wants to see him. Shay is elated that his empty life may finally have some meaning, until he discovers that Otto has Down's syndrome. After initially rejecting him, Shay then tries to be a good father to the son he never knew – but his alcoholism costs him his job, then his home, and then even Otto himself. |
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|EpisodeNumber=6 |
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|Title= Loss of Control |
|Title= {{va|Loss of Control}} |
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|DirectedBy=David Blair |
|DirectedBy=David Blair |
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|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & Andy Lynch |
|WrittenBy=Jimmy McGovern & Andy Lynch |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|8|17|df=y}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|8|17|df=y}} |
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|Aux2= 4.88 |
|Aux2= 4.88 |
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|ShortSummary=Eddie ([[Timothy Spall]]) is annoyed when wife Margie ([[Ger Ryan]]) opts to spend time with her abusive father after he has suffered a stroke, leaving him and his young son at home. Having lost his driving licence, he now works on the phones at Alpha-Zero Cabs, along with lonely Sandra ([[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]]). The two of them grow closer and end up in bed together, unfortunately on a night when Margie returns home early. Unable to live with the guilt, Eddie confesses all to Margie |
|ShortSummary=Eddie ([[Timothy Spall]]) is annoyed when wife Margie ([[Ger Ryan]]) opts to spend time with her abusive father after he has suffered a stroke, leaving him and his young son at home. Having lost his driving licence, he now works on the phones at Alpha-Zero Cabs, along with lonely Sandra ([[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]]). The two of them grow closer and end up in bed together, unfortunately on a night when Margie returns home early. Unable to live with the guilt, Eddie confesses all to Margie – which leads to tragic consequences. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''The Street'' was critically applauded during its three-year run. TV critic Nancy-Banks Smith writing for [[The Guardian]] praised |
''The Street'' was critically applauded during its three-year run. TV critic Nancy-Banks Smith writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised "The Promise" episode from Series 2: "Everyone involved seems to have appreciated the little gem they had here. Jodhi May, acting half the time with only half her face, was almost too powerful for peace of mind. David Blair directed like a particularly gifted spider, filling the screen with holes, cracks, doorways, windows...This, the last and best play in ''The Street'' series, must have been as painful and exhilarating to write as it was to watch. I wouldn't say it was plausible. I'd say poetic."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/dec/14/lastnightstvthestreet1|title=Last night's TV: The Street|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2007-12-14|access-date=2010-08-20 | location=London | first=Nancy | last=Banks-Smith}}</ref> |
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* {{BBC programme}} |
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*{{IMDb title|id=0472984|title=The Street}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 5 February 2024
The Street | |
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![]() The Street title sequence | |
Genre | Drama |
Created by | Jimmy McGovern |
Written by | Jimmy McGovern Danny Brocklehurst Marc Pye Alice Nutter |
Directed by | David Blair |
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Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Original language | Englisch |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jimmy McGovern Sita Williams |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 13 April 2006 17 August 2009 | –
The Street is a British drama television series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Bob Hoskins, and David Thewlis.
The Street won both the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and RTS Television Award for Drama Series twice, in 2007 and 2008.[1][2] It also won two International Emmy Awards in November 2007 for Best Drama and Best Actor (Jim Broadbent).[3] The second series was nominated for the Best Drama prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony. Though it did not win, it received Special Mention from the jury.[4] In November 2010, the third series won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama and Best Actor (Bob Hoskins).
The third series began airing on 13 July 2009 and concluded on 17 August 2009. This was the final series to be made due to cutbacks at ITV Studios in Manchester (ITV produced the series, although it is shown by the BBC).[5]
The filming location was Rock Street, Higher Broughton in Salford.
Cast
[edit]The McEvoys are the only family to appear in more than one series, with Timothy Spall and Ger Ryan reprising the roles of Eddie and Margie for at least one episode per series.
Series 1 (2006)[edit]
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Series 2 (2007)[edit]
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Series 3 (2009)[edit]
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Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (2006)
[edit]No. | Titel | Directed by | Written by | Ratings (in millions)[6] Sourced by BARB. |
Original airdate | |
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1 | "The Accident" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern | 5.67 | 13 April 2006 | |
Married mother of three Angela Quinn (Jane Horrocks) decides to spice up her life by embarking on an affair with one of her neighbours. But when someone is run down in a car accident, the residents are forced to take a close look at their own lives. | ||||||
2 | "Stan" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern | 5.47 | 20 April 2006 | |
When Stan (Jim Broadbent) approaches 65, he is forced to retire. Tired of living a pensioners' lifestyle, in an attempt to get his pension to pay out to his wife Brenda (Sue Johnston), he decides to commit suicide. | ||||||
3 | "The Flasher" | Terry McDonough | Marc Pye | 4.40 | 27 April 2006 | |
Brian (Neil Dudgeon) is accused of flashing in the local park. When the news begins to spread around the school where he works, pupils start making malicious accusations. Under pressure from the local community, Brian's wife Ann (Lindsey Coulson) starts to disbelieve him. | ||||||
4 | "Football" | Terry McDonough | Alan Field | 3.74 | 4 May 2006 | |
When Billy (Jody Latham) steals a pair of trainers, he is sacked from the local football club where he works. As his behaviour starts on a downward spiral, he is then tempted into the lucrative life of drug dealing. | ||||||
5 | "Asylum" | David Blair | James Quirk | 4.54 | 11 May 2006 | |
Eddie (Timothy Spall) takes a non-English speaking asylum seeker on a fare and, after failing to find somewhere to drop him off, he invites him to stay at his house. This causes tension between him and his wife, Margi (Ger Ryan), driving her to leave him. In her absence, the two forge an unlikely friendship. | ||||||
6 | "Sean & Yvonne" | David Blair | Arthur Ellison | TBA | 18 May 2006 | |
Sean (Lee Ingleby) and Yvonne (Christine Bottomley) have an unhappy marriage. Sean regularly loses his temper and beats up Yvonne. She finds the strength to leave him, changing the locks while he's out, but the strain proves too much for Yvonne's mum, Mary (Ruth McCabe), so Yvonne and sister Kerry (Joanne Froggatt) take revenge. |
Series 2 (2007)
[edit]No. | Titel | Directed by | Written by | Ratings (in millions)[6] Sourced by BARB. |
Original airdate | |
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1 | "Twin" | Terry McDonough | Arthur Ellison | 5.38 | 8 November 2007 | |
Joe Jennerson (David Thewlis) envies his identical twin brother, Harry. His sibling has the freedom of a comfortable bachelor lifestyle, funded by a generous army pension, while Joe is in a dead-end job, with no money, squabbling children, a live-in mother, Maggie (June Watson), and a wife, Mary (Bronagh Gallagher), who he thinks has fallen out of love with him. As the brothers watch a football match on television one evening, Harry chokes on a sweet and loses consciousness. As Joe waits for the ambulance to arrive, he realises that the chance of a lifetime is staring him in the face, and swaps clothes, taking on the identity of Harry. The assumed body of Joe is presumed dead at the hospital, while the real Joe is left comforting his wife, Mary, under the pretense that he is her brother-in-law. | ||||||
2 | "Old Flame" | David Blair | Andy Lynch | 4.95 | 15 November 2007 | |
Eddie (Timothy Spall) meets old friend Bob Hewitt (Matthew Marsh) and finds he is married to his own first love, Pat (Kim Thomson). Accepting Bob's invitation to a charity event, Eddie is out to impress Pat. Eddie's wife, Margie (Ger Ryan) discovers a lump on her breast and cancels her evening out, but Eddie is in no state to recognise her trauma. | ||||||
3 | "Demolition" | Terry McDonough | Jimmy McGovern & Danny Brocklehurst | TBA | 22 November 2007 | |
Demolition man Charlie (Vincent Regan) works away from home, leaving wife Roz (Julia Ford) at home with their teenage children Luke and Leah. At the end of a gruelling day, the crew get drunk, before Charlie retires to the room he is sharing with fellow worker Tom (Will Mellor), but Charlie is taken aback by Tom's actions. | ||||||
4 | "Taxi" | Terry McDonough | Roy Boulter | TBA | 29 November 2007 | |
After a pub crawl, cousins Gary (Kieran Bew) and Ian (Matt Smith) become involved in an altercation with a taxi driver. Ian stays to help the injured cabbie, but Gary runs away before he is caught. As other cab drivers arrive at the scene, they assume Ian must be guilty and he is eventually arrested. Jan (Gina McKee), Gary's mum, suspects her son isn't as innocent as he claims – but how far will she go to protect him? | ||||||
5 | "The Letter" | Terry McDonough | Alice Nutter | 5.26 | 6 December 2007 | |
For postman Wayne (Mark Benton), life on the street has been less than kind recently. His wife Val (Melanie Hill) has left him, taking their two sons and the dog; his back is deteriorating, which makes his postal round harder by the day; and he has no money. A potentially good night out speed-dating is ruined when Wayne takes a shine to Rachel, who has a stammer that Wayne seems incapable of being sympathetic about. Now at his lowest ebb, Wayne thinks his problems could be solved if only he could have a new start, somewhere nice and hot, like Greece. With a newfound determination, Wayne adopts a new approach to his work whereby he opens the mail that is addressed to the wealthier parts of the neighbourhood and removes any cash, before delivering the rest. Meanwhile, 15-year-old illiterate truant Damien (Michael Taylor) has been watching Wayne closely and confronts him. Not wanting to lose his job, Wayne suggests that Damien help him with the heavy work. Damien takes the opportunity to earn some money whilst learning how to read. | ||||||
6 | "The Promise" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern | TBA | 13 December 2007 | |
Paul (Toby Kebbell) strikes up a relationship with a local girl, but eventually drives her away when he mentions that he has a terrible secret. After catching sight of a woman one night, Paul runs home to consume a cocktail of whiskey and paracetamols, but when she follows him home, it begins a journey to his redemption – and their reconciliation. |
Series 3 (2009)
[edit]No. | Titel | Directed by | Written by[7] | Ratings (in millions)[6] Sourced by BARB. |
Original airdate | |
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1 | "Smoke" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern | 5.65 | 13 July 2009 | |
Paddy (Bob Hoskins), landlord of the Greyhound pub, bans hoodlum Callum Miller for smoking on the premises. This antagonises the boy's father, Tom (Liam Cunningham), who has a violent reputation. He threatens to harm Paddy if the ban is not lifted by the next afternoon. But when Paddy tries to rally support from the other locals, he finds it difficult to find anybody who is prepared to stand up to him. | ||||||
2 | "Meet the Parents" | Terry McDonough | Jan McVerry | 5.74 | 20 July 2009 | |
Dee (Anna Friel) is a single mother with two children, facing endless financial hardship and having to work two jobs to make ends meet. Mark (Daniel Mays) is a plumber, also a single parent, who comes out to fix Dee's heating system. When they date, he introduces her to his parents, Nessa and Joe. Though Nessa welcomes Dee, Joe is less welcoming, as he knows Dee secretly works as a prostitute at a strip club – as he has been one of her clients. | ||||||
3 | "Scar" | Terry McDonough | Esther Wilson | 4.91 | 27 July 2009 | |
After a Muslim suicide bomber attack whilst on duty in Afghanistan, soldier Nick (Jonas Armstrong) returns home with half of his face terribly scarred. His family and schoolteacher girlfriend Gemma (Emily Beecham) are horrified, but try to act normally for his sake. Nick, however, cannot cope with the situation or come to terms with the horror that he went through. Following a row with Gemma, he tries to kill himself by deliberately stepping in front of a taxi – the driver of which happens to be a Muslim. | ||||||
4 | "The Hero" | David Blair | Peter Lloyd | 4.70 | 3 August 2009 | |
Kieran (Joseph Mawle) resents all foreigners. He abuses Polish bus drivers, barks at the African staff in the kitchen where he is head chef, and walks out of a blind date with a black woman. He then becomes a local hero when he takes the credit for saving a seven-year-old Polish girl from a house fire. This in turn leads him into a romantic relationship with the girl's mother, Olenka (Julia Krynke), a Polish immigrant. He, however, finds it difficult to tell her that her daughter's real saviour was Duffy (Steve Marsh), his good friend who dare not take credit for the act of heroism as he is claiming Invalidity Benefit. | ||||||
5 | "Past Life" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern & Anthony Gannie | 4.55 | 10 August 2009 | |
Shay (Stephen Graham) is the alcoholic manager of a betting shop. One day, ex-girlfriend Madeleine (Maxine Peake) turns up out of the blue to tell him he has a 16-year-old son, Otto, who wants to see him. Shay is elated that his empty life may finally have some meaning, until he discovers that Otto has Down's syndrome. After initially rejecting him, Shay then tries to be a good father to the son he never knew – but his alcoholism costs him his job, then his home, and then even Otto himself. | ||||||
6 | "Loss of Control" | David Blair | Jimmy McGovern & Andy Lynch | 4.88 | 17 August 2009 | |
Eddie (Timothy Spall) is annoyed when wife Margie (Ger Ryan) opts to spend time with her abusive father after he has suffered a stroke, leaving him and his young son at home. Having lost his driving licence, he now works on the phones at Alpha-Zero Cabs, along with lonely Sandra (Ruth Jones). The two of them grow closer and end up in bed together, unfortunately on a night when Margie returns home early. Unable to live with the guilt, Eddie confesses all to Margie – which leads to tragic consequences. |
Reception
[edit]The Street was critically applauded during its three-year run. TV critic Nancy-Banks Smith writing for The Guardian praised "The Promise" episode from Series 2: "Everyone involved seems to have appreciated the little gem they had here. Jodhi May, acting half the time with only half her face, was almost too powerful for peace of mind. David Blair directed like a particularly gifted spider, filling the screen with holes, cracks, doorways, windows...This, the last and best play in The Street series, must have been as painful and exhilarating to write as it was to watch. I wouldn't say it was plausible. I'd say poetic."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double". BBC News Online. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ "TV Winners in 2008". BAFTA. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "International Emmys Awards to honor Al Gore". USA Today. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ "Rose d'Or Winners 2008" (PDF). Rose d'Or AG. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
- ^ "'The Street' to end after current series". Digital Spy. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "Viewing Data — Top Tens". BARB. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "The Street Press Pack – Cast and Production Credits" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Banks-Smith, Nancy (14 December 2007). "Last night's TV: The Street". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- The Street at BBC Online
- The Street at epguides.com
- The Street at IMDb
- 2006 British television series debuts
- 2000s British drama television series
- 2009 British television series endings
- BBC television dramas
- British English-language television shows
- International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series winners
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- Television shows set in Manchester