The Wednesday Play (1964–70)

Cathy Come Home

(1966)

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| TV Episode | B&W | Drama | 1h 15min |
A
| Stars: Carol White, Ray Brooks, Winifred Dennis
| S1 E3 | 16th November, 1966

A British woman and her family descend into poverty and homelessness

The Wednesday Play (1964-1970) opening credits (1)
The Wednesday Play (1964–70)
Anthology series of British television plays, made by BBC Television in the late ‘60s.

Episode cast

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Carol White
Cathy
Ray Brooks
Reg
Winifred Dennis
Mrs Ward
Screenshot from the 1966 ‘Cathy Come Home’ episode of The Wednesday Play (1964-1970) (1) featuring Wally Patch
Grandad
Adrienne Frame
Eileen
Emmett Hennessy
Johnny
Alec Coleman
Wedding Guest
Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer
Phyllis Hickson
Mrs Alley
Frank Veasey
Mr Hodge
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
Ron Pember
Mr Jones
Paddy Joyce
Mr Abercander
Liz McKenzie
Mrs Jones
Maureen Ampleford
Pauline Jones
Anne Ayres
Anne Jones
Lennard Pearce
Ratepayer
David Crane
Ratepayer / Barrister
Alan Selwyn
Ratepayer
Will Stampe
Sleeping Rough / Boat Proprietor
Geraldine Moon
Sleeping Rough / Girl in Derelict House
Bernard Price
Sleeping Rough / Man in Street
Charles Leno
Warden: at Cumbermere Lodge
John Lawrence
Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge
Joan Harsant
Nurse: at Cumbermere Lodge
Faith Kent
Welfare Committee Member: at Cumbermere Lodge
Julie May
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge
Myrtle Mackenzie
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge
Patti Dalton
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge
Rose Hiller
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge
Paddy Kent
Inmate: at Cumbermere Lodge
Cleo Sylvestre
Inmate: at Holm Lea
Terri Ansell
Inmate: at Holm Lea
Andria Lawrence
Inmate: at Holm Lea
Doreen Herrington
Inmate: at Holm Lea
Muriel Hunte
Inmate: at Holm Lea
Edwin Brown
Warden at Holm Lea
Helen Booth
Landlady
Lila Kaye
Staff
Anne Hardcastle
Welfare Woman
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Pictures

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Screenshot from the 1966 ‘Cathy Come Home’ episode of The Wednesday Play (1964-1970) (1) featuring Wally Patch

Production

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Tony Garnett
Producer
Ken Loach
Director / Writer (screenplay)
Jeremy Sandford
Writer (story)

Companies

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BBC
Production company