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Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston and Timothy Spall star in The Street by Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy McGovern, one of British television's most prolific and influential writing talents, returns to 91Èȱ¬ ONE with The Street, a major new drama series starring Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston and Timothy Spall.
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The creator of the award-winning series Cracker, and critically-acclaimed feature films Priest and Liam, makes a return to 91Èȱ¬ ONE for the first time since The Lakes.
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Lucy Richer and John Yorke, joint Head of 91Èȱ¬ Independent Drama, say: "The Street is 91Èȱ¬ ONE's ambitious drama series featuring stories which are embedded in how we live.
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"A modern play for today - each story is truthful, gritty and real - this is Jimmy McGovern at his best."
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Set in the North of England, each emotionally-powerful episode concentrates on a different house in The Street.
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Each story is distinctive and individual but linked by community and shared experience.
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Sita Williams, Executive Producer for ITV Productions, says: "Jimmy has wanted to do a series like this for a long time. His generosity and experience have been inspirational to everyone involved."
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In the opening episode, Jane Horrocks plays Angela Quinn, a mother of three, whose 15-year-old marriage to builder Arthur (Daniel Ryan) is growing stale.
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An affair with her neighbour provides much-needed excitement - until Angela's world is turned upside down by events which leave her locked in warfare with her lover.
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In episode two, Stan (Jim Broadbent) finds himself forced out of his beloved work three weeks short of his 65th birthday.
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To the despair of his forthright wife Brenda (Sue Johnston) he turns to contemplation of the meaning of life, and decides he is surplus to requirements - until in a bittersweet twist, tragedy next door offers him a glimmer of hope for the future...
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Jimmy McGovern says: "The extraordinary lives of ordinary people from the backstreets are the stories I am trying to tell.
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"Behind every door in every street there's a story waiting to be told."
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There are mothers and daughters; fathers and sons; a wife and her lover; a husband and wife falling in love all over again 40 years on; an unexpected friendship that turns the life of an ordinary taxi driver upside down; and two sisters, long at war, drawn back together by the breakdown of a marriage.
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McGovern, renowned for hit TV dramas Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, The Lakes and Hillsborough, is Lead Writer and Executive Producer of the series.
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Working with some of Britain's top new writing talent to create this unique series, he tells stories with universal appeal, exploring the darker side of human nature, but never losing sight of its abiding humanity.
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The cast includes Timothy Spall as taxi-driver Eddie; Neil Dudgeon as teacher, Brian; Lindsey Coulson as Ann, Brian's wife; Christine Bottomley as sparky Yvonne, who is married to the dangerous, mercurial Sean, played by Lee Ingleby.
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Joanne Froggatt plays Yvonne's sister Kerry. Shaun Dooley is Peter Harper, Angela's neighbour and lover, and Liz White plays his unknowing wife, Eileen.
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Jody Latham plays Billy, a gifted footballer who gets drawn into a life of crime, and David Schofield plays Billy's dad.
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An ITV Production for 91Èȱ¬ ONE, the producer is Ken Horn and executive producer is Sita Williams.
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The Street is directed by David Blair (The Lakes, & Malice of Forethought) and Terry McDonough (11th Hour & Vincent).
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