Publisher's Synopsis
Piers Haggard directs this disturbing drama set in England in the 1930s depression, first shown as a six-part serial in 1978 to great critical acclaim including the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Drama. Bob Hoskins stars as Arthur Parker, a song-sheet salesman frustrated by his work and his marriage. Desperate for romance and understanding, Arthur falls for an innocent young schoolteacher called Eileen (Cheryl Campbell), with harrowing results.
