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Sons of York [play]

Written by English playwright James Graham.

'Economy sliding, prices rising, industrial unrest ... I'll tell you summet for nothing, he'll wished he'd called that election when he had the chance, oh yes...'

"Hull. December 1978. The Winter of Discontent. Rubbish rots on the streets and picket lines block the factory gates. Feeling betrayed by the Labour government, a community battens down the hatches and prepares to fight. Britain's future hangs in the balance - and by summer, nothing will ever be the same again.

Meanwhile, on Arthur Street, Mam is dying, Dad can't cope and no one dares tell him that Mark doesn't want to be a truck driver..."

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