Streets Apart

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1988 - 1989
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Teenage sweethearts Sylvia and Bernie are reunited after 20 years apart and a clear spark between them remains, but the two now lead very different lives. Stars Amanda Redman, James Hazeldine, June Barry, Desmond McNamara, Julie Saunders and more.

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