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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a 2005 BBC television serial depicting the intersecting lives of three working-class Londoners in the 1920s. The series is based on the trilogy '’20,000 Streets Under the Sky'’ by British author Patrick Hamilton. It stars Sally Hawkins, Zoë Tapper and Bryan Dick. The three-part drama was shown on BBC Four, accompanied by the documentary Words, Whisky and Women, and was also released on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The series was released in the United States on BBC America on 11 February 2006.

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  • Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (en)
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  • Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a 2005 BBC television serial depicting the intersecting lives of three working-class Londoners in the 1920s. The series is based on the trilogy '’20,000 Streets Under the Sky'’ by British author Patrick Hamilton. It stars Sally Hawkins, Zoë Tapper and Bryan Dick. The three-part drama was shown on BBC Four, accompanied by the documentary Words, Whisky and Women, and was also released on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The series was released in the United States on BBC America on 11 February 2006. (en)
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  • Bob, a waiter at a pub called The Midnight Bell, falls in love with Jenny, a prostitute. Ella, a barmaid at the pub, is secretly in love with Bob. He begins to drain his savings in order to entertain Jenny and win her love, even though she repeatedly stands him up. (en)
  • Jenny begins her working life as a housemaid. An encounter with an unscrupulous upper-class man turns her life towards prostitution. (en)
  • Taking place at the same time as "The Midnight Bell: Bob’s Story", "The Plains of Cement" is seen from Ella’s perspective. Ella catches the attention of Ernest Eccles, a much older man, who wants to marry her. She loves Bob, but because she finds her love is not returned she wants to change her life. (en)
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  • Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (en)
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  • Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a 2005 BBC television serial depicting the intersecting lives of three working-class Londoners in the 1920s. The series is based on the trilogy '’20,000 Streets Under the Sky'’ by British author Patrick Hamilton. It stars Sally Hawkins, Zoë Tapper and Bryan Dick. The three-part drama was shown on BBC Four, accompanied by the documentary Words, Whisky and Women, and was also released on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The series was released in the United States on BBC America on 11 February 2006. (en)
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