S01E01 The Accident
Angela Quinn is a mother of three trapped in a stale marriage to the dull Arthur. To add a bit of spice to her dreary life, she has a fling with a neighbour based on...
The Street
S01E05: Asylum
Working an extra night shift because he needs the money, kindly taxi driver Eddie picks up Ojo, an African asylum seeker. Ojo's accommodation is closed for the night and so Eddie takes him home with him. Despite the language barrier the two men form a friendship but less liberal neighbours are not so pleased and Eddie's wife Margie, having given him an ultimatum, leaves him.
Overview
Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.
Episodes
S01E02 Stan
Stanley McDermott, a man you could set your clock by, finds himself locked out of his work three weeks short of his 65th birthday. To the despair of his wife Brenda, he starts to contemplate...
S01E03 The Flasher
Brian Peterson, a respected teacher and family man, is caught short whilst walking in the park and relieves himself behind a tree. A little girl sees him and her father has Brian arrested for indecent...
S01E04 Football
Billy Roberts is an immensely talented young footballer and the hope for the local team. However, he is suspended after he has been caught stealing for a friend and becomes resentful, turning to crime as...
S01E05 Asylum
Working an extra night shift because he needs the money, kindly taxi driver Eddie picks up Ojo, an African asylum seeker. Ojo's accommodation is closed for the night and so Eddie takes him home with...
S01E06 Sean and Yvonne
Sean O'Neill lives unhappily with his wife, Yvonne, and their three young children. Sean struggles to conceal his temper and regularly beats up Yvonne as she tries to conceal the marital abuse from her family...
Cast
Timothy Spall
Eddie McEvoy
Ger Ryan
Margie McEvoy
Anna Friel
Dee
Bob Hoskins
Paddy Gargan
Stephen Graham
Shay Ryan
Emily Beecham
Gemma
