Doctor Zhivago. Poster of the 1965 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak, 1957
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David Lean, 1965

During the Russian Revolution, Dr. Yuri Zhivago is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father’s suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother’s lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying his cousin. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites.


Ridley Road. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Ridley Road
Jo Bloom, 2014
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Lisa Mulcahy, 2021-

Set in the East End of London in the early 1960s Vivien Epstein is the daughter of a traditional suburban Manchester Jewish family comprising father David, mother Liza and a relative Roza whom the family is sheltering. The father arranges a marriage (without Vivien’s desire nor consent) with the father of a local Jewish boy. Vivien already has a beau, Jack, who leaves for London, desolate.


Resurrected. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Summer Soldier
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Summer Soldier
Philip Williams, M.S. Power, 1990
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Paul Greengrass, 1989

Kevin Deakin, a soldier, is thought to have died and left behind in the Falklands. However, when he reappears seven weeks after the Falklands War ends, he is accused of desertion.