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Patrick Hamilton's trilogy is brought to life in this adaptation. A story of unrequited love set against the backdrop of the grimy streets and public houses of 1930s London revolving around The Midnight Bell a bar off the Euston Road it follows the painful pursuit of love from three different perspectives barman Bob who yearns for penniless street walker Jenny his colleague Ella torn between the attentions of an older wealthier man and her secret desire for Bob and Jenny forced onto the streets through circumstances and now struggling to keep her head above water. This beautifully observed three part series captures the milieu who stand at the side of the bar and pour out their passions unrequited love ambition and disappointment.
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