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SouthLondoninthe1930s...andMrsHildaJonesisfedupwithherdullhusband.Shethoughtmarryingwouldlivenhimup,butaftertwenty-fiveyearshe'sjustasboringasthedayshemarriedhim,andnowshewantstoleadherownlife.Hernewly-marrieddaughter,Olive,isshocked,butHildaisadamant.Meanwhile,aheavyEastEndganghasmovedintotheareafromShoreditch,andhasestablishedalucrativeprotectionracket,bringingdramaandanxietytothisclosely-knitneighbourhood.