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Take a Girl Like You
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Take a Girl Like You

2000-11-26 · 52 min / episode · ★ 5.5

Drama · Comedy

In 1959, 20-year-old Jenny Bunn moves from her North England family home to a London suburb to teach primary school. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Due of her attractiveness, Jenny's views raise conflicts.

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Creators
Andrew Davies
Production companies
BBC, GBH
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Sienna GuillorySienna GuilloryJenny Bunn
Rupert GravesRupert GravesPatrick Standish
Robert DawsRobert DawsDick Thompson
Emma ChambersEmma ChambersMartha Thompson
Neil JonesHorace Charlton
Jeff RawleJeff RawleMr Charlton
Ian DriverGraham McClintoch
Hugh BonnevilleHugh BonnevilleJulian Ormerod
Kathy Kiera ClarkeKathy Kiera ClarkeAnna Le Page
Amelia WarnerAmelia WarnerSheila Torkingham
Stevie WebbCraig

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