1945 play by J. B Priestley, often acclaimed as one of his most well-known and a classic of twentieth century theatre. It's a standard set text in British schools. It is an evening in 1912, and the Birlings, a well-off middle class family, are celebrating their good fortune. The father is a successful industrialist and a prominent figure in local government, and his daughter is getting married to the son of a local aristocrat. Life's looking pretty good -- but it's about to be shaken by the arrival of a man claiming to be a local police inspector, investigating the suicide of a young working class woman and claims that she is somehow connected to the family. It soon becomes apparent that everyone present that evening has had dealings with this young woman that will come back to haunt them.