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Cathy Come Home (The Wednesday Play Cathy Come Home)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Controversial, moving and brilliantIy acted, this film directed by Ken Loach is arguably the most influential teIevision drama ever broadcast.
Watched by 12 miIIion people — a quarter of the British popuIation at the time — on its first broadcast on 16 November 1966, Cathy Come Home was a defining moment in British television history. lt provoked major pubIic and politicaI discussion and chaIIenged the accepted conventions of teIevision drama.
The film tells the story of Cathy and Reg, a coupIe with three young children, who find their Iife spiralIing into poverty when Reg Ioses his weIl-paid job. Gripping and emotional, it remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction, engaging viewers with social issues, such as homelessness, unempIoyment and the rights of mothers to keep their own chiIdren.
UtiIising documentary-style fiIming on Iocation, the film consoIidated director Ken Loach’s reputation for hard-hitting social reaIism.
Special Features
Commentary with Ken Loach Bonus Documentary |
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