A Lesser Evil

Bristol, the 1960s, and young Fifi Brown defies her parents to marry a man they think is beneath her... Determined to follow her heart, Fifi moves with Dan to London, where they rent a seedy flat in Dale Street, Kennington. Shocked by the squalor yet exhilarated by her freedom, Fifi is curious to know what goes on behind her neighbours' shabby front doors. One family holds particular fascination. The infamous Muckles from number 11 terrorize the neighbourhood and scandalize the street with rumours of criminal depravity. When Fifi tries to help the Muckles' youngest child, she risks not only her marriage and her family but the loves of all the inhabitants of Dale Street...