British Drama: The Street

BEST EPISODES:
The Promise (2007), Sean & Yvonne (2006)

SERIES ONE

(2006)
6 episodes
Series Score: 58
Episode Average: 9.67
Perfect 10's: 4

S1E1

ACCIDENT

Originally broadcast: 13 April 2006
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern

Angela Quinn starts an affair with a neighbour after he helps with a leak, an accident in the street threatens to bring everything out into the open, and statements from witnesses result in a charge of dangerous driving.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

S1E2

STAN

Originally broadcast: 20 April 2006
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern

Stan McDermott's begins to go downhill after he witnesses the accident, being forced into retirement at 65 leaves him with no purpose in life, and bad news about his pension fund means that he'd be far better off dead.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S1E3

THE FLASHER

Originally broadcast: 27 April 2006
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Marc Pye

Brian Peterson is accused of flashing when he stops for a pee in the park, being recognised at a parents' night puts his job as a teacher at risk, and a past conviction and an inappropriate poem threaten to destroy his life.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S1E4

FOOTBALL

Originally broadcast: 4 May 2006
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Alan Field

Billy Roberts makes a mistake that threatens a promising football career, his club let him go despite his blind father's plea for another chance, and the disappointment allows a mate to talk him into dealing drugs instead.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

S1E5

ASYLUM

Originally broadcast: 11 May 2006
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: James Quirk

Eddie McEvoy finds himself stuck with a homeless African asylum seeker,
taking him home with him ultimately leads to his family moving out, and
Yvonne O'Neill hits it off with the guest despite him speaking no English.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S1E6

SEAN & YVONNE

Originally broadcast: 18 May 2006
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Arthur Ellison

Sean O'Neill can't believe his luck when he's given a suspended sentence, Yvonne's sister insists that divorce is better than constant beatings, and things get much worse when he finds that the locks have been changed.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

SERIES TWO

(2007)
6 episodes
Series Score: 52
Episode Average: 8.67
Perfect 10's: 3

S2E1

TWIN

Originally broadcast: 8 November 2007
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Arthur Ellison

Joe Jennerson tries to escape from his life when his twin chokes to death, watching from another angle confirms that his wife has an admirer, and his mother insists that the truth will come out when the mourning ends.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S2E2

OLD FLAME

Originally broadcast: 15 November 2007
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Andy Lynch, Jimmy McGovern

Margie McEvoy fears the worst when she finds a lump in her right breast, Eddie spends a fortune at a charity auction to impress his first love, and a road accident leads to a breathalyser test and a 12-month driving ban.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S2E3

DEMOLITION

Originally broadcast: 22 November 2007
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Jimmy McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst

Charlie Morgan gets mugged in a gay bar after sleeping with a colleague,
lies are told to his wife when the police trace a watch to his address, and his son gets into trouble when he batters a boy in the middle of a lesson.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7

S2E4

TAXI

Originally broadcast: 29 November 2007
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Roy Boulter

Cath Hanley tries to bring up her family while her husband is on remand, her eldest son gets the blame when his cousin assaults a taxi driver, and her sister creates a conflict when she hides the truth to protect her boy.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S2E5

THE LETTER

Originally broadcast: 6 December 2007
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Alice Nutter

Wayne Taylor has no luck with speed dating after his wife and kids leave, slipping on discarded chips leaves him struggling to deliver the mail, and a boy who catches him robbing from the mail helps him with his round.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7

S2E6

THE PROMISE

Originally broadcast: 13 December 2007
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern

Paul Billerton's interest in a girl sees him blurt out that he has a burden, a trip to an off licence takes him face-to-face with his troubled past, and plans to commit suicide are halted when it comes knocking on his door.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

SERIES THREE

(2009)
6 episodes
Series Score: 51
Episode Average: 8.50
Perfect 10's: 2

S3E1

SMOKE

Originally broadcast: 13 July 2009
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern

Paddy Gargan is threatened after he bans a hardman's son from his pub, his wife tries to find a way to settle the situation without losing face, and begging the local community to stand behind him proves to be pointless.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S3E2

MEET THE PARENTS

Originally broadcast: 20 July 2009
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Jan McVerry, Jimmy McGovern

Dee Purnell hopes that moving to a top school will put a stop to bullying,
a plumber falls for her in a big way while working on her heating system, and his father's far from pleased when he recognises her as a prostitute.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S3E3

SCAR

Originally broadcast: 27 July 2009
Directed by: Terry McDonough
Written by: Esther Wilson, Jimmy McGovern

Nick Calshaw is badly hurt when a suicide bomber strikes in Afghanistan, his family are stunned when they see what the explosion did to his face, and his fiancée protests when he gives her an opportunity to walk away.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

S3E4

THE HERO

Originally broadcast: 3 August 2009
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Peter Lloyd, Jimmy McGovern

Keiran Corrigan throws bigoted remarks at a blind date and a bus driver,
a mate tells him to take the credit for saving a girl from a house fire, and her beautiful Polish mother accepts his generous offer of a place to stay.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

S3E5

PAST LIFE

Originally broadcast: 10 August 2009
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern, Anthony Gannie

Shay Ryan explains how he became an alcoholic after a robbery at work, his ex turns up out of the blue to tell him that he has a teenage son, and initial rejection due to Down's Syndrome fades into a battle to get sober.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

S3E6

LOSS OF CONTROL

Originally broadcast: 17 August 2009
Directed by: David Blair
Written by: Jimmy McGovern, Andy Lynch

Margie McEvoy insists on caring for her abusive father following a stroke, Eddie refuses to let his Hackney licence plate sell for under £30,000, and a lonely soul who works at the taxi office shares her fantasy over dinner.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 9

EDDIE McEVOY

Played by Timothy Spall
(2006-2009)
in... Old Flame (S2E2)

MARGIE McEVOY

Played by Ger Ryan
(2006-2009)
in... Asylum (S1E5)

KIDS

DAVID McEVOY

Played by James Varley

LEANNE McEVOY

Played by Linzey Cocker

SEAN O'NEILL

Played by Lee Ingleby
(2006)
in... Sean & Yvonne (S1E6)

YVONNE O'NEILL

Played by Christine Bottomley
(2006)
in... Sean & Yvonne (S1E6)

KIDS

LEAH

Played by Danielle Robinson

HAYLEY

Played by Mai Khan

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Played by ?

CHARLIE MORGAN

Played by Vincent Regan
(2007)
in... Demolition (S2E3)

ROZ MORGAN

Played by Julia Ford
(2007)
in... Demolition (S2E3)

KIDS

LUKE

Played by Adam Beresford

LEAH

Played by Alice Grice

BRIAN PETERSON

Played by Neil Dudgeon
(2006)
in... The Flasher (S1E3)

ANN PETERSON

Played by Lindsey Coulson
(2006)
in... The Flasher (S1E3)

KIDS

CONNOR

Played by Lee Battle

SHANNON

Played by Sacha Parkinson

AMY

Played by Anya Simpson

WAYNE TAYLOR

Played by Mark Benton
(2007)
in... The Letter (S2E5)

VAL TAYLOR

Played by Melanie Hill
(2007)
in... The Letter (S2E5)

KIDS

MICHAEL

Played by Samuel Glen

JACK

Played by William Rush

ALAN CALSHAW

Played by Ian Puleston-Davies
(2009)
in... Scar (S3E3)

KIM CALSHAW

Played by Siobhan Finneran
(2009)
in... Scar (S3E3)

SON

NICK CALSHAW

Played by Jonas Armstrong
(2009)
in... Scar (S3E3)

OTHER KIDS

ELLIE

Played by Kirsty Leigh Porter

STAN McDERMOTT

Played by Jim Broadbent
(2006)
in... Stan (S1E2)

BRENDA McDERMOTT

Played by Sue Johnston
(2006)
in... Stan (S1E2)

KIDS
(moved out)

NICOLA

Played by Marie Critchley

JOHN ROBERTS

Played by David Schofield
(2006-2007)
in... Football (S1E4)

SON

BILLY ROBERTS

Played by Jody Latham
(2006)
in... Football (S1E4)

DANNY PARR

Played by Lorcan Cranitch
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

JAN PARR

Played by Gina McKee
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

SON

GARY PARR

Played by Kieran Bew
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

JOE JENNERSON

Played by David Thewlis
(2007)
in... Twin (S2E1)

MARY JENNERSON

Played by Bronagh Gallagher
(2007)
in... Twin (S2E1)

KIDS

ARAN

Played by Jack McMullen

RICHIE

Played by Anthony Borrows

ARTHUR QUINN

Played by Daniel Ryan
(2006)
in... The Accident (S1E1)

ANGELA QUINN

Played by Jane Horrocks
(2006)
in... The Accident (S1E1)

KIDS

JAMIE

Played by Daniel Ryan

KATY

Played by Alexandra Pearson

-

Played by ?

PETER HARPER

Played by Shaun Dooley
(2006)
in... The Accident (S1E1)

EILEEN HARPER

Played by Liz White
(2006)
in... The Accident (S1E1)

KIDS

JOANNA

Played by Katy Clayton

JIMMY

Played by Alexandra Pearson

NICKY

Played by Penny Deakin

DEE PURNELL

Played by Anna Friel
(2009)
in... Meet the Parents (S3E2)

KIDS

JACK

Played by Jordan Hill

LUKE

Played by Sam Lenthall

VINNIE HANLEY

Played by David MacCreedy
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

CATH HANLEY

Played by Lorraine Ashbourne
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

SON

IAN HANLEY

Played by Matt Smith
(2007)
in... Taxi (S2E4)

OTHER KIDS

CARMEL

Played by Grace Cassidy

LEE

Played by Oliver Stokes

PADDY GARGAN

Played by Bob Hoskins
(2009)
in... Smoke (S3E1)

LIZZIE GARGAN

Played by Frances Barber
(2009)
in... Smoke (S3E1)

KIDS

LIAM

Played by David Atkins

SIOBHAN

Played by Charlotte Lewis

ORLA

Played by Jazmine Franks

KEIRAN CORRIGAN

Played by Joseph Mawle
(2009)
in... The Hero (S3E4)

PAUL BILLERTON

Played by Toby Kebbell
(2007)
in... The Promise (S2E6)

MARK

Played by Christoper Hollinshead
(2007)
in... The Promise (S2E6)

MICK

Played by Liam Boyle
(2006-2007)
in... Football (S1E4)

KIRSTY

Played by Victoria Brazier
(2006)
in... Football (S1E4)

MRS. FLYNN

Played by Jane Relph
(2009)
in... Meet the Parents (S3E2)

FATHER JOE MILLS

Played by Archie Kelly
(2006-2007)
in... Asylum (S1E5)

CLEGGY

Played by Dean Andrews
(2007)
in... The Letter (S2E5)

RICHARD WATTS

Played by Ian Mercer
(2007)
in... The Letter (S2E5)

FRANNIE DORAN

Played by Tony Maudsley
(2006)
in... The Flasher (S1E3)

JOE RAVELEY

Played by David Bradley
(2009)
in... Meet the Parents (S3E2)

GEMMA

Played by Emily Beecham
(2009)
in... Scar (S3E3)

KEN

Played by Ted Robbins
(2007-2009)
in... Old Flame (S2E2)

SHAY RYAN

Played by Stephen Graham
(2009)
in... Past Life (S3E5)