Downhill - Ann Thorsson

A gritty drama set in the 1980's coal mining North of England. This is no ordinary boy-meets-girl 'Romeo and Juliet' Brought together by their passion for rock music, kindred teen-spirits Ged and Julie bridge their social divide, fall in love and marry. So far, so good...However, a traumatic pregnancy and birth of their twin boys twists Julie into a downhill spiral of depression. As tragedy, grief and domestic abuse are added to the mix, Ged and his "Lady Juliet" are pushed into a dark world of secrets and lies.Secrets and lies from the family.Secrets and lies from their friends. Secrets and lies from each other.But when a serious accident threatens to blow their secret world wide open, family life teeters precariously on the edge of self-destruction.