Land of Green Ginger

Land of Green Ginger

1973 · 49 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Faced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?

Directed by Brian Parker · Written by Alan Plater

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