The Street was one of the best televised drama I have watched! I just wanted to say a few words about it. Firstly I thought the script was on the exceptional side of achieving a realistic screenplay, some lines were excellent without shoving any themes or ideas down your throat. For example when Cath (Lorraine Ashbourne) comments on how she doesn't want to meet the taxi driver's family because they'll see her as
“the evil witch who gave birth to that monster”
you instantly feel terrible because we know that Jan (Gina McKee) knows it's her own son and you can't agree with the statement as you usually would. However that quickly turns on its head too when you revert back to agreeing with such a statement when Jan decides to betray her own nephew in order to protect her son. Andy put it very well – 'that moment is the equivalent of Lady Macbeth's moment.'
Andy also said: “It is about the writing, performance. Anyone can shoot pretty pictures.”
I disagree! Yes, on one hand the writing and the performances have to be good and work well together but not anyone can shoot a pretty picture. There is a gift in knowing what to show and what not to show. I can't find the DOP on IMDB but I'm sure if he/she had decided to do a standard pan, instead on the side on profile shot, in the car with the two sisters not half the emotion would have been put across.
Within that short space of time the feelings The Street made me feel were what I'd usually expect to take from a feature length film and a very good one at that! The themes which were covered: motherhood, family, responsibility and social justice as well as the exploration of the term 'unconditional love' all mounted to a fantastic and gripping episode as performances were given by exceptional standards.
How far can we really go to protect our own, from our own?
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