The Spongers

Overview

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 24, 1978

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Joe Kenyon,Joanna Clay,Frances Cox,Grace Allen,Stuart Lee,Ted Carroll,Jack Platts,Roger Sloman,Ken Rose,Peter Lawrenceand 35 more

Director

Roland Joffé

Writer

Jim Allen

Producer

Tony Garnett

Cinematography

Nat Crosby

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0216230