
Room at the Top (series) (2012)
Release Year: 2012
Nation: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Aisling Walsh
Writer: Amanda Coe, John Braine
Production & Genre
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Companies: Great Meadow Productions
Genre: Drama, Romance, Tv Mini-Series
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Keywords
Keywords: 1940s, class differences, england, extramarital affair, period drama, social climbing, social status, woman director, working class, yorkshire
Story
Joe, leaving his working-class roots behind in industrial Dufton, lands a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in wealthy Warley. He takes up lodgings in the most prestigious part of the town and starts to infiltrate local high society.
Summary
Room at the Top (series) is a period drama set in post-WWII England, adapted from John Braine’s novel by director Aisling Walsh. The story revolves around Joe's social climbing efforts as he transitions from his working-class life in Dufton to the affluent world of Warley.