Cathy Come Home

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 16, 1966

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Carol White,Ray Brooks,Wally Patch,Adrienne Frame,Winifred Dennis,Emmett Hennessy,Alec Coleman,Geoffrey Palmer,Gabrielle Hamilton,Phyllis Hicksonand 8 more

Director

Ken Loach

Writer

Ken Loach,Jeremy Sandford

Producer

Tony Garnett

Cinematography

Tony Imi

Music

Paul Jones

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059020