The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer. An ice cream van in Brighton in June 1976. It has hardly rained for a year, the reservoirs are low, and from the 23rd the temperature…
A fortnight over ninety degrees. The freezer is working flat out.
An ice cream van in Brighton in June 1976. It has hardly rained for a year, the reservoirs are low, and from the 23rd the temperature stays above ninety degrees for a fortnight. Every child on the beach wants a cornet, the wholesaler is running short, and prices rise every month.
- Starts
- June 1976
- Length
- a year
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Scored on
- Reach £30,000 of annual sales
- Business
- Ice Cream Van
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