The Street is a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC which follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester, with each episode concentrating on a different house in the street.
The series aired in the UK on BBC One from 13 April, 2006 to 17 August, 2009. There are 18 hour-long episodes in three seasons.
The Street premiered in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Tuesday 17 August 2010, at 20h30. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 3 premiered on BBC Entertainment on Sunday 21 August 2011, at 20h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are six episodes in the third and final season.
Season 1
The Street is a star-studded drama from award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern, featuring moving and witty stories of friendship, family, love and betrayal.
Each episode concentrates on a different house in the street, and while each story is self-contained, all six are linked by a sense of community and shared experience.
The extraordinary stories about ordinary people are brought to life by a high profile cast led by Jane Horrocks, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, David Schofield and Sue Johnston.
Every door in The Street hides a story, and the relationships and emotions are those that everyone can understand.
In the opening episode, Angela Quinn, a bored wife and mother, embarks on a fun and passionate affair with a married neighbour. Then her world is turned upside down by dramatic events that see her lover become her arch enemy.
There are mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, a wife and her lover, a husband and wife falling in love all over again 40 years on, an unexpected friendship that turns the life of an ordinary taxi driver upside down, and two battling sisters, drawn back together by the breakdown of a marriage.
Above all, The Street is about love. Love stories as unexpected, messy and exuberant as real life itself.
Season 2
Season 2 of The Street sees the return of the acclaimed drama from Jimmy McGovern in which six stories are told from the point of view of neighbours all living on the same street in Manchester.
Each episode stands alone as we get to know the street's residents one by one. The Street takes us behind closed doors to reveal a community brimming with deceit, anger, frustration, friendship, love and redemption.
Each of the six compelling stories boasts some of Britain's finest film, television and stage actors including Timothy Spall, Mark Benton, David Thewlis and Gina McKee, who take us on a series of bittersweet journeys of everyday pain, suffering and hope.
The season starts with Joe Jennerson, who envies his identical twin brother Harry, who has a comfortable bachelor lifestyle funded by a generous army pension.
Unlike Harry, Joe is in a dead-end job, with no money and a wife who he thinks has fallen out of love with him. Will Joe's fortunes improve when the two watch a football match together?
Season 3
Season 3 of The Street sees the return of the acclaimed drama from Jimmy McGovern in which six stories are told from the point of view of neighbours all living on the same street in Manchester.
Each episode stands alone as we get to know the street's residents one by one. The Street takes us behind closed doors to reveal a community brimming with deceit, anger, frustration, friendship, love and redemption.
Each of the six compelling stories boasts some of Britain's finest film, television and stage actors including Timothy Spall, Bob Hoskins, Ruth Jones and Anna Friel, who take us on a series of bittersweet journeys of everyday pain, suffering and hope.
The season starts with reformed alcoholic landlord Paddy Gargan, who after barring the son of local gangster Thomas Miller finds himself in deep water as he is given an ultimatum.
Either he serves him and his son the next day or he will face the wrath of the Millers.
Seasons
Series exclusive to BBC Entertainment
Season 1 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 17 August 2010 | Finale: 21 September 2010 | Tuesdays, 20h30
Season 2 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 12 October 2010 | Finale: 16 November 2010 | Tuesdays, 20h30
Season 3 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 21 August 2011 | Finale: 25 September 2011 | Sundays, 20h00