''The Street'' is a British

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television series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by

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for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in

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and features an all-star cast including

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, and

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. ''The Street'' won both the

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and RTS Television Award for Drama Series twice, in 2007 and 2008. It also won two

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in November 2007 for Best Drama and Best Actor (Jim Broadbent). The second series was nominated for the Best Drama prize at the 2008

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ceremony. Though it did not win, it received Special Mention from the jury. In November 2010, the third series won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama and Best Actor (Bob Hoskins). The third series began airing on 13 July 2009 and concluded on 17 August 2009. This was the final series to be made due to cutbacks at

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(ITV produced the series, although it is shown by the BBC). The filming location was Rock Street, Higher Broughton in Salford.

Cast

The McEvoys are the only family to appear in more than one series, with

and Ger Ryan reprising the roles of Eddie and Margie for at least one episode per series.

Series 1 (2006)

as Angela Quinn * Daniel Ryan as Arthur Quinn * Dean McGonagle as Jamie Quinn * Alexandra Pearson as Katy Quinn * Shaun Dooley as Peter Harper * Liz White as Eileen Harper *

as Eddie McEvoy * Ger Ryan as Margie McEvoy *

as Stan McDermott * Sue Johnston as Brenda McDermott * Neil Dudgeon as Brian Peterson *

Lindsey Coulson Lindsey Coulson (born 13 April 1960) is an English actress, known for her role as Carol Jackson in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. For this role, she won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance. Coulson is also well kno ...

as Ann Peterson * Sacha Parkinson as Shannon Peterson *

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as Connor Peterson * Jody Latham as Billy Roberts * David Schofield as John Roberts *

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as Terry *

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as Yvonne O'Neill * Lee Ingleby as Sean O'Neill * Joanne Froggatt as Kerry *

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as Mary Jennerson * Steve Edge as Malcolm McKenzie * Matthew Marsh as Bob Hewitt * Steve Marsh as Duffy * Jamiu Adebiyi as Ojo Asemi * Jessica Hall as Laura Hammond * Claire Hackett as Rachel Marsden

Series 2 (2007)

* Mark Benton as Wayne Taylor * Melanie Hill as Val Taylor * Michael Taylor as Damien Wood *

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as Charlie Morgan * Julia Ford as Roz Morgan * Will Mellor as Tom Dixon * Kieran Bew as Gary Parr *

Gina McKee Georgina "Gina" McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Our Friends in the North'' (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for '' The Lost Prince'' (2003) and '' The Street'' ...

as Jan Parr * Lorcan Cranitch as Danny Parr *

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as Ian Hanley *

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as Lee Hanley *

Lorraine Ashbourne Lorraine Ashbourne (born 10 April 1961) is an English actress. Career Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: '' The Street'', ''True Dare Kiss'', '' Thin Ice'', ''In a Land of Plenty'', ''Boon'', '' Playing th ...

as Cath Hanley *

as Eddie McEvoy * Ger Ryan as Margie McEvoy * Matthew Marsh as Bob Hewitt * Kim Thomson as Pat Tinsey *

as Harry and Joe Jennerson *

as Mary Jennerson * June Watson as Maggie Jennerson *

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as Paul Billerton * Robyn Addison as Kirsty Blackwell * Dean Andrews as Cleggy *

Jodhi May Jodhi Tania May (''née'' Hakim-Edwards; 8 May 1975) is a British actress. She remains the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, for ''A World Apart'' (1988). Her other film appearances include ''The Last ...

as Jean Arthur * Jack Deam as Kevin Arthur

Series 3 (2009)

as Paddy Gargan *

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as Lizzie Gargan *

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as Thomas Miller *

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as Dee Purnell * Daniel Mays as Mark Raveley * David Bradley as Joe Raveley * Jonas Armstrong as Nick Calshaw *

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as Kim Calshaw * Ian Puleston-Davies as Alan Calshaw *

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as Gemma Robinson *

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as Kieran Corrigan *

Julia Krynke Julia Krynke (born 20 November 1979) is a multilingual Polish actress, voice over artist and trained classical musician based in London, UK. She is known in the UK for her roles in TV series '' Spooks'', ''Holby City'' and '' The Street'', and h ...

as Olenka Danczuk * Steve Marsh as Duffy *

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as Shay Ryan *

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as Madeleine Collins *

as Eddie McEvoy * Ger Ryan as Margie McEvoy * Ruth Jones as Sandra Lucas *

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as David Walsh *

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as Ken Jones * Nick Fraser as Deano Jackson

Episodes

Series 1 (2006)

Series 2 (2007)

Series 3 (2009)

Reception

''The Street'' was critically applauded during its three-year run. TV critic Nancy-Banks Smith writing for ''

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'' praised "The Promise" episode from Series 2: "Everyone involved seems to have appreciated the little gem they had here. Jodhi May, acting half the time with only half her face, was almost too powerful for peace of mind. David Blair directed like a particularly gifted spider, filling the screen with holes, cracks, doorways, windows...This, the last and best play in ''The Street'' series, must have been as painful and exhilarating to write as it was to watch. I wouldn't say it was plausible. I'd say poetic."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Street (British TV series), The 2006 British television series debuts 2000s British drama television series 2009 British television series endings BBC television dramas English-language television shows International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series winners Television shows produced by Granada Television Television shows set in Manchester