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Cathy Come Home

  • Episode aired Mar 28, 1969
  • 1h 15m
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7.9/10
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Cathy Come Home (1966)
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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 th... Read allA 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 b... Read allA 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 car... Read all
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    • Ken Loach
    • Jeremy Sandford(story)
    • Ken Loach(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carol White
    • Ray Brooks
    • Winifred Dennis
    • Ken Loach
    • Jeremy Sandford(story)
    • Ken Loach(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carol White
    • Ray Brooks
    • Winifred Dennis
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    • 20User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Ray Brooks and Carol White in Cathy Come Home (1966)
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    Ray Brooks and Carol White in Cathy Come Home (1966)
    Ray Brooks and Carol White in Cathy Come Home (1966)
    Ray Brooks and Carol White in Cathy Come Home (1966)
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    Carol White in The Wednesday Play (1964)
    Ray Brooks and Carol White in The Wednesday Play (1964)
    Carol White in The Wednesday Play (1964)
    Ray Brooks and Carol White in The Wednesday Play (1964)
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    Cathy Come Home (1966)

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    Carol White
    Carol White
    • Cathy
    Ray Brooks
    Ray Brooks
    • Reg
    Winifred Dennis
    • Mrs. Ward
    Wally Patch
    • Grandad
    Adrienne Frame
    • Eileen
    Emmett Hennessy
    • Johnny
    Alec Coleman
    • Wedding Guest
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Property Agent
    Gabrielle Hamilton
    • Welfare Officer
    Phyllis Hickson
    • Mrs. Alley
    Frank Veasey
    • Mr. Hodge
    Barry Jackson
    Barry Jackson
    • Rent Collector
    James Benton
    • Man at Eviction
    Ruth Kettlewell
    • Judge
    John Baddeley
    • Housing Officer
    Kathleen Broadhurst
    • Landlady
    Ralph Lawton
    • Health Inspector
    Gladys Dawson
    • Mrs. Penfold
      • Ken Loach
      • Jeremy Sandford(story)
      • Ken Loach(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      At an anniversary screening of 'Cathy Come Home', Ken Loach spoke of how the play had become an important part in making the debate on homelessness public. At the same event his producer, Tony Garnett, pointed out that the number of homeless in Britain had more than doubled "but Ken (Loach) and I now live in much more expensive houses."
    • Quotes

      Cathy Ward: You don't care. You only pretend to care.

    • Connections
      Featured in Television: Play Power (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      500 Miles
      Written by Hedy West

      Performed by Sonny & Cher

    User reviews20

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    9/10
    Is Ken Loach the most depressed man in the world?
    What to say about this one? Heartbreaking, bleak, hopeless take on unemployment and overpopulation in England. It's not overindulging, it's not constructed, it just is, which makes it even worse to watch.

    Basically you'll be watching the slow disintegration of this young couple that falls in love and tries to start a family. What begins as a love story, ends up exposing a social security system, completely incapable of handling the overpopulation, or the people it affects.

    It's depression in film form. But to Loach's great credit, the point, the punch of this movie, never feels strained. If you liked this (if you thought it was good that is), My Name is Joe could be next Loach film you should look into.
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    • Peter Elefant
    • Apr 15, 2007

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1969 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Liverpool Street Station, Liverpool Street, Broadgate, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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