Anna Friel in The Street - Part 1 of 6

Single mother Dee Purnell (Anna Friel) would do anything for her two boys. Six months ago she moved into the street in a bid to move Jack and Luke into St Peter's School from rough Denton Green where Jack is being bullied so badly that he wets the bed. Moving into the school's catchment area has meant taking on a bigger mortgage and to make ends meet, Dee works weekends at a sauna in Bolton in addition to her weekday job at a DIY store. Working as a prostitute in the sauna is only for another six months; just until she's cleared the mortgage arrears and the boys are in St Peter's. But she gets more than she bargained for when she falls for plumber Mark (Daniel Mays), as their future happiness comes under threat when she is introduced to his father, and former client, Joe (David Bradley).
"The Street"
BBC Drama
Running time: 60 minutes
Written by Jan McVerry & Jimmy McGovern
Directed by Terry McDonough
Original air date: 20 July 2009

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• friel
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• street
• british
• tv
• drama
• bbc

[StamfordMax]

Wow, I really miss this series, the acting throughout the whole six episodes was unreal. The best thing the bbc have done in a long time

[Yggdrasil22]

love anna friel. it was such a shame pushing daisies got cancelled

[taytayswaggaify]

i freaking love anna friel!!! she was amazing in neverland

[TheDingiso]

@ShannonLovenett Manchester

[ShannonLovenett]

Stupid question, but what's the accent?

[mancity1000]

This was a special programme. It was one of the best drama series for years in my view

[timothyw98]

When you listen to Daniel Myers character at first, he sounds cocky to the point of sounding like a cowboy plumber. He isn't but he sounds it, that's what made the characters brilliant in this show, deceptive, negative and bitty in character.

[timothyw98]

We pay so much for TV licence, and what do they give us. So you think you can dance and the only way is Essex, I'm not going to pay it if they produce crap like those.

This show was amazing, Jimmy MC govern is my TV hero. I'm an inspired writer who wants to become a future script maker and I'm turning to him because his work is amazing for inspiration.

[timothyw98]

Shame the great show got canceled, they cancel all the good stuff these days.

[GanEdenAustralia]

Made Salford proud