The première of a Kay Mellor TV drama starring Billie Piper was showcased on the big screen in Leeds last night.
A Passionate Woman tells the story of young wife and mother Betty (Billie) who falls in love with her Polish neighbour in 1950s Leeds, only for her affair to implode 30 years later on her son's wedding day.
* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from your YEP.The screening of the first 90-minute episode was held at Hyde Park Picture House, Headingley, as part of a celebration of major new BBC productions filmed in West Yorkshire to be screened this spring.
* Click here to follow the YEP on Twitter.Co-director Kay, who grew up in Leeds and was awarded an OBE in June, has penned numerous hit dramas including The Chase, Fat Friends, Playing The Field and the seminal Band Of Gold.
* Click here to watch latest YEP news and sport video reports.Filming for A Passionate Woman took place at Studio 81 on Kirkstall Road, as well as on location in Leeds, including the steps of Leeds Town Hall, a house in Chapel Allerton, and Roundhay Park.
* Click here for latest YEP news and sport picture slideshows.The two-part TV adaptation for BBC One will be screened next month.
