Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | 20,000 Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton |
| Written by | Kevin Elyot |
| Directed by | Simon Curtis |
| Starring |
Bryan Dick Sally Hawkins Zoe Tapper |
| Theme music composer | John Lunn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Richard Fell, Gareth Neame |
| Producer(s) | Kate Harwood |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Editor(s) | Adam Recht |
| Running time | 2 hours, 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC Four |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 April – 21 April 2005 |
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a 2005 BBC television serial depicting the lives of three working class Londoners in the inter-war period. The series is based on the trilogy '’20,000 Streets Under the Sky'’ by British author Patrick Hamilton. It stars Sally Hawkins, Zoe 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 11 February 2006 on BBC America.
The Los Angeles Times called the series "a dreamy but gritty period drama, superbly acted" and "the kind of television at which the BBC repeatedly excels – rich and fulfilling for its understatement, discreet tales that are well told."
Variety praised the series, writing it "brims with a sense of yearning that takes the very old quandary of not being able to control who one loves and puts an evergreen spin on it. Moreover, the production itself is as meticulous as the storytelling, from the drab palette used in capturing the Depression-era surroundings to the melancholy score."
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