This Is My Street

Marge Graham lives a routine-bound existence in Jubilee Place with her unambitious husband Sid and their young daughter Cindy. She endures a monotonous job at a department store, where her manager Mr Fingus makes continual advances. The combination of cramped housing and everyday drudgery sets the stage for the coming upheavals.

Lodging next door to Marge's mother Lily is Harry, a flashy salesman and nightclub owner who repeatedly tries to seduce her. His charm and bravado offer a escape from Sid's dullness, drawing Marge toward a different world. The dynamic between their two lives begins to tilt toward flirtation and trouble.

One day Cindy disappears, triggering a frantic search around the close-knit street. Harry joins in the effort, contrasting with his earlier flirtations as he helps look. The disappearance unsettles Marge and sets the stage for new loyalties to form.

Cindy is found in a scrapyard, and Marge realises that Harry can be more paternal than Sid. This discovery softens her judgment of him and prompts a decision to go for a drink with him, opening the door to an affair. The moment marks a turning point in Marge's loyalties.

After their drink, Marge and Harry begin a discreet affair. They meet regularly at a mews owned by Joe, which becomes their secret retreat from the public eye. The romance pulls Marge further from her old life.

Maureen — Kitty and Steve's daughter — dives into the club scene, flirting with Mark, a rich dentist, while also casting envious glances at Mr Ransome. Her restless search for excitement foreshadows later consequences. The atmosphere is one of glamour, risk, and dissatisfaction.

Maureen and Mark are involved in a car crash after their night out. Mark is killed in the wreck, and Maureen suffers serious injuries that scar her face. The tragedy deepens Maureen's disaffection with her current life.

In the wake of the crash, Maureen accepts an offer from Charlie and begins dating him, moving toward a different kind of security. This new relationship contrasts with her previous flirtations and choices. Maureen's path continues to diverge from Maureen's former life.

Harry becomes enraptured by Jinny, Marge's younger sister who has returned from college. Jinny has a hospital doctor boyfriend, Paul, and the two men clash, their class differences fueling resentment. The rivalry between Harry and Paul adds tension to the family's dynamic.

Marge, still infatuated with Harry, suggests eloping and leaving Cindy behind in a desperate bid to change her life. The plan reveals her growing alienation and willingness to abandon stability for romance. The idea harshly underscores the rift between Marge and her responsibilities.

Marge attempts to kill herself by placing her head in a gas oven, but a rain shower triggers her mother's intervention and saves her. A note reveals the affair with Harry, prompting an ambulance to rush her to hospital. The incident marks a dramatic nadir for Marge's crisis and her relationships with Harry and Jinny.

Lily erupts against Harry, evicting him from the house, and Jinny breaks off her relationship with him. Lily also hints that Sid should seek work in a nicer, cleaner area, signaling a broader cleansing of Harry from the family. The social boundaries begin to reassert themselves.

Jinny goes through with her engagement and marries Paul, the hospital doctor, while Marge begins to recover from the emotional and physical turmoil. Harry is left alone, cut off from Marge and from the rest of the family. The family begins to re-stabilize around Jinny's new marriage.

In the closing moments, Marge rejects Harry's renewed advances and walks back to her old street with Cindy, where the home atmosphere feels steadier and warmer. The film ends on a note of regained domestic comfort and a semblance of happiness in her established life. Harry remains alone, watching from the margins as Marge chooses her family.