Crystal smiled weakly at her stepfather's joke and settled down to have a miserable evening.

"One of the most miserable evenings I have ever spent," said Tuppence.

Forest's noisy support were at least spared further pain on a bitterly cold and miserable evening.

For the first time in that miserable evening he was weeping.

The goal brought a broad smile to the face of Boyle, who had a miserable evening when the teams played Game 1.

Finally he gave up, trying to accept it as an interesting interval in what would otherwise have been a miserable evening.

But thank you very much for saving me from a miserable evening.

In her knowledge of him, up to that miserable evening, he constantly spoke to her with a smile.

"Anything to liven up a miserable evening in Leeds," he said.

Hardly the warm welcome I'd expect on a miserable evening like this.