Cathy Come Home (1966)
Controversial, moving and brilliantly acted, this film directed by Ken Loach
is arguably the most influential television drama ever broadcast.
Watched by 12 million people — a quarter of the British population at the time —
on its first broadcast on 16 November 1966, Cathy Come Home was a defining
moment in British television history. It provoked major public and political
discussion and challenged the accepted conventions of television drama.
The film tells the story of Cathy and Reg, a couple with three young children,
who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job.
Gripping and emotional, it 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.
Utilising documentary-style filming on location, the film consolidated director
Ken Loach’s reputation for hard-hitting social realism.
Controversial, moving and brilliantly acted, this film directed by Ken Loach
is arguably the most influential television drama ever broadcast.
Watched by 12 million people — a quarter of the British population at the time —
on its first broadcast on 16 November 1966, Cathy Come Home was a defining
moment in British television history. It provoked major public and political
discussion and challenged the accepted conventions of television drama.
The film tells the story of Cathy and Reg, a couple with three young children,
who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job.
Gripping and emotional, it 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.
Utilising documentary-style filming on location, the film consolidated director
Ken Loach’s reputation for hard-hitting social realism.
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Controversial, moving and brilliantly acted, this film directed by Ken Loach
is arguably the most influential television drama ever broadcast.
Watched by 12 million people — a quarter of the British population at the time —
on its first broadcast on 16 November 1966, Cathy Come Home was a defining
moment in British television history. It provoked major public and political
discussion and challenged the accepted conventions of television drama.
The film tells the story of Cathy and Reg, a couple with three young children,
who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job.
Gripping and emotional, it 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.
Utilising documentary-style filming on location, the film consolidated director
Ken Loach’s reputation for hard-hitting social realism.
