20,000 Streets Under the Sky

Patrick Hamilton's bestselling trilogy revolves around The Midnight Bell, a pub off the Euston Road. It follows the painful pursuit of love from three different perspectives - Bob, who yearns for penniless street-walker Jenny, Ella, torn between the attentions of an older, wealthier man and her secret desire for Bob, and Jenny, forced onto the streets. This beautifully observed series captures all their emotions - unrequited love, ambition and disappointment.