June Evening by Bill Naughton
June Evening was originally a radio play, broadcast in 1958. It was televised in July 1960 and proved very influential, causing a sensation as one of the first 'kitchen sink' TV plays, nine months before Coronation Street was first aired. Naughton contended that Granada lifted his idea, the story being set around one Lancashire Street with a corner shop. Set in Holdsworth Street, Bolton in 1921, we watch the Street's inhabitants argue, love and gossip the evening away.8 women, 5 menBill Naughton (1910-1992) was a British playwright and author best known for his plays 'Spring and Port Wine' and 'Alfie', the latter which he adapted for screen in the iconic 1966 film starring Michael Caine.
Born in Ireland, he grew up in Lancashire and his writing contains vivid evocations of the impoverished mining communities of the North of England, bound together by ties of family, kith and kin.
Bill Naughton won the Screenwriters award 1967 and 1968 and the Prix Italia for Radio Play '1974' before settling in the Isle of Man where he wrote several children's books based on his childhood memories.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780573114991 |
| ISBN 10 | 0573114994 |
| Title | June Evening |
| Author | Bill Naughton |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Samuel French Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 86 |
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