The Old Oak
It's not where you're from, it's what you bring.
Dramasmall townphotographerrefugeecommunityworking classsympathysyrian refugeenorth of englandpubempathetichopefulmulti-ethnic community
A compassionate, character-driven drama about economic decline and cultural tension in a working-class English town, ultimately affirming human connection across difference.
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
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