Cathy Come Home

Nov 16, 1966

1h 15m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Cathy Ward

Carol White

Reg Ward

Ray Brooks

Grandad

Wally Patch

Eileen

Adrienne Frame

Mrs. Ward

Winifred Dennis

Johnny

Emmett Hennessy

Wedding Guest

Alec Coleman

Property Agent

Geoffrey Palmer

Welfare Officer

Gabrielle Hamilton

Mrs. Alley

Phyllis Hickson

Mr. Hodge

Frank Veasey

Rent Collector

Barry Jackson

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