Cathy Come Home (1966)

  • NR
  • 11/16/1966 (GB)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 15m

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.

Ken Loach

Director, Screenplay

Jeremy Sandford

Story

Cast

Carol White's headshot

Carol White

Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks's headshot

Ray Brooks

Reg Ward
Wally Patch's headshot

Wally Patch

Grandad
Adrienne Frame's headshot

Adrienne Frame

Eileen
Winifred Dennis's headshot

Winifred Dennis

Mrs. Ward
Emmett Hennessy's headshot

Emmett Hennessy

Johnny
Alec Coleman's headshot

Alec Coleman

Wedding Guest
Geoffrey Palmer's headshot

Geoffrey Palmer

Property Agent

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