Cathy Come Home

Ken Loach
1966-11-16


7
75 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Carol White Cathy Ward Unowned
Ray Brooks Reg Ward Unowned
Wally Patch Grandad Unowned
Adrienne Frame Eileen Unowned
Winifred Dennis Mrs. Ward Unowned
Emmett Hennessy Johnny Unowned
Alec Coleman Wedding Guest Unowned
Geoffrey Palmer Property Agent Unowned
Gabrielle Hamilton Welfare Officer Unowned
Phyllis Hickson Mrs. Alley Unowned
Frank Veasey Mr. Hodge Unowned
Barry Jackson Rent Collector Unowned
James Benton Man at Eviction Unowned
Ruth Kettlewell Judge Unowned
John Baddeley Housing Officer Unowned
Kathleen Broadhurst Landlady Unowned
Ralph Lawton Health Inspector Unowned
Lennard Pearce Ratepayer Unowned