The Fifteen Streets (1989) ( The Fifteen Streets: Catherine Cookson (The 15 Streets) )

The Fifteen Streets (1989) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Fifteen Streets: Catherine Cookson (The 15 Streets)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Wheatley

Written By:
Rob Bettinson
Catherine Cookson

Actors:
Owen Teale ..... John O'Brien
Sean Bean ..... Dominic O'Brien
Anny Tobin ..... Mary Ellen O'Brien
Leslie Schofield ..... Shane O'Brien
Faye Dannell ..... Katie O'Brien
Gillian Hope ..... Molly O'Brien
Scott Frazer ..... Mick O'Brien
Clare Holman ..... Mary Llewellyn
Frank Windsor ..... James Llewellyn
Billie Whitelaw ..... Beatrice Llewellyn
Ian Bannen ..... Peter Bracken
Jane Horrocks ..... Christine Bracken
Colin Bavidge ..... David Bracken
Barbara Marten ..... Hannah Kelly
Madeleine Moffat ..... Bella Bradley

Synopsis:

The story of a poor man who falls in love with a well-to-do woman is told in this British made-for-television movie. Owen Teale stars as John O'Brien, a turn-of-the-century working-class stiff who falls in love with Mary Llewellyn (Clare Holman), the educated daughter of a wealthy family. Despite the differences in class and upbringing, Mary steadfastly refuses to let their love be hampered by social pressures. This drama is based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Cookson.

Catherine Cookson's powerful drama is set against the harsh, turbulent background of poverty, bigotry and the class division of Northern England at the turn of the century. It tells the moving story of the romance between a rugged Tyneside labourer and the daughter of a wealthy local shipbuilder. Their love throws both their worlds into turmoil as they struggle to overcome the class divide that is "The Fifteen Streets".

In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent younger sister Kathy and daughter of a rich family. Their love is doomed by the social difference, but the vigorous Mary refuses to allow outer circumstances destroying their love.

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