Synopsis
London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between hero and villain, enchantress and harpy. The series features extensive location filming, ranging from Soho to the Law Courts, Wembley to the docks. Of the twelve episodes, eleven are believed to be lost.
Episodes
Season 11E1Boy in the SmokeAt Paddington Station, young Irishman Paddy – hungover and minus his wallet – takes a very different view of the district from young Billy Carey, to whom Paddington is home, with the excitement of building sites to play on and the mysteries of the canal.75m2E2Angus Slowly Sinking?75m3E3Just Call Me Lucky75m4E4Kill Three75m5E5The Long Street75m6E6Joe Nobody75m7E7Old Man of Chelsea Reach75m8E8A Day Out for Lucy75m9E9The Frighteners70m10E10A Little Touch of Henry75m11E11Common Ground75m12E12Pity About the AbbeyBusinessmen plot to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.75m
