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Import from the Netherlands which plays in English no subtitles. SUMMARY: Gina Dickson, a young mother in Yorkshire, has thrown out her abusive husband but goes to a loan-shark to pay off her debts. But Gina can't find work, and there's no one to look after the children. She meets Carol, a prostitute who teaches Gina how to "work The Lane", and introduces her to the world of ponces, punters, and police. Gina also meets Carol's friends: Rose, an older hooker who rules the lane, and Tracey, a young runaway who's hooked on drugs and her pimp. When, despite Carol's warnings, Gina discovers the worst that can happen to a woman who works the lane, Carol and her friends decide to pack it in, go legit, and form a business that will get back at the loan shark.
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This is a fantastic series which I thoroughly enjoyed the first time. Mellor has us laughing and empathizing in her usual Northern style. If you haven't seen this before then where have you been this is a classic and not to be missed!!
By Tam
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Watched this series many years ago,loved the acting.The DVD was Dutch but played perfectly in English.What more can i say but i watched the whole series on one sitting,glued to the box.
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Excellent drama on the lives of prostitutes mixed with an only fair thriller
26 Jan 2012
By K. Gordon
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Format:DVD
Intelligent if slightly awkward melding of a gritty, sad drama of life of the street for working class
prostitutes, and a somewhat more melodramatic and soapy (if sometimes quite tense) serial killer
thriller.
Unlike `Klute' where the world of hustling and thriller melded seamlessly, here there is a bit more
schizophrenia between the elements. For me, the crime sections, while sometimes effective, were
also quite familiar, and felt like TV and movies I'd seen many times before, whereas the portrait of
the day to day lives of hustlers felt like much more interesting and less often explored in a
non-exploitive way. The killings and investigation feel oddly grafted on.
prostitutes, and a somewhat more melodramatic and soapy (if sometimes quite tense) serial killer
thriller.
Unlike `Klute' where the world of hustling and thriller melded seamlessly, here there is a bit more
schizophrenia between the elements. For me, the crime sections, while sometimes effective, were
also quite familiar, and felt like TV and movies I'd seen many times before, whereas the portrait of
the day to day lives of hustlers felt like much more interesting and less often explored in a
non-exploitive way. The killings and investigation feel oddly grafted on.
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