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Cathy Come Home (Season 6, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

A wedding. Happy and promising. A young couple, new to the ways of life. The joys of parenthood: A dream comes true. Then the first incident in a long, spiraling chain of events, and down they go. No job, no money. Moving from house to ...See moreA wedding. Happy and promising. A young couple, new to the ways of life. The joys of parenthood: A dream comes true. Then the first incident in a long, spiraling chain of events, and down they go. No job, no money. Moving from house to house, each smaller than the last. Hope is briefly found, But fate strikes again under a cruel word: Eviction. The family flees. A caravan is their shelter. But little did they know what was to come. Fire, destruction. Rage. Discrimination towards the poor. Hope is lost. The last straw is pulled. Distress. Separation. The family torn apart. Mother and children, father all alone. The ship can sink no lower. Or so they thought. Broke. Crushed. Chased from their last shelter. A mother clings to her children. And the final blow: children ripped from her loving arms. Written by Laeti See less
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Director
Ken Loach (as Kenneth Loach)
Writer
Jeremy Sandford (story)
Producer
Cinematographer
Tony Imi (camera)
Editor
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 16, 1966

Release date
Mar 28, 1969 (United States)
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50 cast members
Name Known for
Winifred Dennis
Mrs. Ward Mrs. Ward   See fewer
Wally Patch
Grandad Grandad   See fewer
Alec Coleman
Wedding Guest Wedding Guest   See fewer
Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent Property Agent   See fewer
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer Welfare Officer   See fewer
Phyllis Hickson
Mrs. Alley Mrs. Alley   See fewer
Frank Veasey
Mr. Hodge Mr. Hodge   See fewer
Barry Jackson
Rent Collector Rent Collector   See fewer
James Benton
Man at Eviction Man at Eviction   See fewer
John Baddeley
Housing Officer Housing Officer   See fewer
Kathleen Broadhurst
Landlady Landlady   See fewer
Ralph Lawton
Health Inspector Health Inspector   See fewer
Gladys Dawson
Mrs. Penfold Mrs. Penfold   See fewer
Ron Pember
Mr. Jones (as Ronald Pember) Mr. Jones (as Ronald Pember)   See fewer
Paddy Joyce
Mr. Abercander Mr. Abercander   See fewer
Liz McKenzie
Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones   See fewer
Maureen Ampleford
Pauline Jones Pauline Jones   See fewer
Anne Ayres
Anne Jones Anne Jones   See fewer
Lennard Pearce
Ratepayer Ratepayer   See fewer
David Crane
Ratepayer / Barrister Ratepayer / Barrister   See fewer
Alan Selwyn
Ratepayer Ratepayer   See fewer
Will Stampe
Sleeping Rough / Boat Proprietor Sleeping Rough / Boat Proprietor   See fewer
Geraldine Moon
Sleeping Rough / Girl in Derelict House Sleeping Rough / Girl in Derelict House   See fewer
Bernard Price
Sleeping Rough / Man in Street Sleeping Rough / Man in Street   See fewer
Charles Leno
Warden: at Cumbermere Lodge Warden: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
John Lawrence
Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Joan Harsant
Nurse: at Cumbermere Lodge Nurse: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Faith Kent
Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Julie May
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Myrtle Mackenzie
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge (as Myrtle McKenzie) Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge (as Myrtle McKenzie)   See fewer
Patti Dalton
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Rose Hiller
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Paddy Kent
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge   See fewer
Cleo Sylvestre
Inmate: at Holm Lea Inmate: at Holm Lea   See fewer
Terri Ansell
Inmate: at Holm Lea Inmate: at Holm Lea   See fewer
Andria Lawrence
Inmate: at Holm Lea (as Andrea Lawrence) Inmate: at Holm Lea (as Andrea Lawrence)   See fewer
Doreen Herrington
Inmate: at Holm Lea Inmate: at Holm Lea   See fewer
Muriel Hunte
Inmate: at Holm Lea Inmate: at Holm Lea   See fewer
Edwin Brown
Warden at Holm Lea Warden at Holm Lea   See fewer
Helen Booth
Landlady Landlady   See fewer
Lila Kaye
Staff Staff   See fewer
Anne Hardcastle
Welfare Woman Welfare Woman   See fewer
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sean King
Sean (uncredited) Sean (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen King
Stevie (uncredited) Stevie (uncredited)   See fewer
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