Dancing On Deansgate

Manchester 1940. They called it the Christmas Blitz but for Jess Delaney, the German bombs meant being locked in the cellar by her feckless, tarty mother, Lizzie. When Lizzie is caught shoplifting Jess is sent to live with Uncle Bernie, a dishonest bruiser of a man, who treats her like a slave. The Sally Army offers her, literally, salvation - and a chance to play the trumpet. When a young airman dares her to play at a tea dance, Jess rises to the challenge and is soon playing in a band, but Uncle Bernie hasn't finished with her yet...