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Sinister Street (1969)

Sinister Street poster
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man navigates his way through early 20th century British society. The series follows his experiences and relationships in that era.

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What happens

Sinister Street is a British television series that originally aired on the BBC in six episodes between 10 May and 14 June 1969. It is based on the 1913 novel of the same title by Compton Mackenzie. The cast included Jo Kendall, Kate Lansbury, David Collings, Jeanne Moody, Michael Osborne, Valerie Gearon, Joan Hickson, Elaine Taylor, Angela Baddeley, Arthur Hewlett and Jo Rowbottom. Being the sole televised adaptation produced, all six episodes were wiped and are believed to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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