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Cathy Come Home 1966 Directed by Ken Loach

Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job. Gripping and emotional, Cathy Come Home remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction, engaging viewers with social issues, such as homelessness, unemployment and the rights of mothers to keep their own children.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Production Company BBC
Release Date 16 November 1966
75 mins
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Carol White Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks Reg Ward
Wally Patch Grandad
Winifred Dennis Mrs. Ward
Alec Coleman Wedding Guest
Geoffrey Palmer Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton Welfare Officer
Phyllis Hickson Mrs. Alley
Frank Veasey Mr. Hodge
Barry Jackson Rent Collector
James Benton Man at Eviction
John Baddeley Housing Officer
Ralph Lawton Health Inspector
Lennard Pearce Ratepayer
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