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Cathy Come Home (1966)

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.

Release: 1966-11-16
Runtime: 75 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Carol White
Carol White
Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks
Ray Brooks
Reg Ward
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
Grandad
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Adrienne Frame
Eileen
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Winifred Dennis
Mrs. Ward
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Emmett Hennessy
Johnny
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Alec Coleman
Wedding Guest
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer
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Phyllis Hickson
Mrs. Alley
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Frank Veasey
Mr. Hodge
Barry Jackson
Barry Jackson
Rent Collector
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James Benton
Man at Eviction
Ruth Kettlewell
Ruth Kettlewell
Judge
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John Baddeley
Housing Officer
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Kathleen Broadhurst
Landlady
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Ralph Lawton
Health Inspector
Lennard Pearce
Lennard Pearce
Ratepayer