2: Cathy Come Home (The Wednesday Play)
Number 1 in the Single Drama category
Sandford's passionate tale of one family's relentless fall into poverty and homelessness - directed by Loach with characteristic vigour - was a watershed in British TV drama. Only a few moments in television's history can match the emotional charge of Cathy Come Home's heartrending climax, in which Social Services officials separate a hysterical Cathy from her children. Hugely influential in its day - its broadcast gave a major boost to the launch of the homelessness charity Shelter a few days later. MD
BBC, 1966
(BBC)
Producer(s): Tony Garnett
Director(s): Kenneth Loach
Writer(s): Kenneth Loach
Cast: Carol White, Ray Brooks
Story: Jeremy Sandford
Image ©: BBC
