And A Nightingale Sang
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1
- 1989
- 1 episode
A bitter-sweet comedy of World War Two. Set in working class Newcastle, the drama centres round the domestic tribulations of the Stott family. Stars Phyllis Logan, Tom Watt, Joan Plowright, John Woodvine, Pippa Hinchley and more.
And A Nightingale Sang
Jack Rosenthal's ruggedly humourous and sharply observant portrait of family life during WW2. Set in Newcastle towards the end of World War 2, this romantic drama chronicles the sacrifices made by a blue-collar woman and her family. Adapted from the novel by C.P. Taylor.
Amidst the air raid sirens and fears of poison gas, Mam frets about church bombings... Dad spouts communism while pounding the piano...Grandpa mourns his dead whippet... daughters Joyce and Helen grasp fervently at the joys, frustrations and heartbreak of first love.
With a constellation of British acting stars, And A Nightingale Sang is a touching and richly comic account of this Geordie family's war.
First released: Monday 25th August 2003
Extra features
- Stephen Tomkinson biography
- Distributor: Revelation Films Ltd
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 96
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