The Spongers

Roland Joffé
1978-01-24


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104 min

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

Cast

Name Character Team
Christine Hargreaves Pauline Unowned
Bernard Hill Sullivan Unowned
Peter Kerrigan Peter Unowned
Paula McDonagh Paula Unowned
Gary Todd Gary Unowned
Grace Allen Grace Unowned
Dawn Booth Baby Dawn Unowned
Angela Catherall Jackie Unowned
Gertie Almond Gertie Unowned
Elaine Lindsay Mrs Johnson Unowned
Bernard Atha Councillor Conway Unowned
Fred Pearson Director of Social Services Unowned
Ina Clough Deputy Director of Social Services Unowned
Donald Gee Dr Whitehead Unowned
Roger Sloman Presenting Officer at Tribunal Unowned
Frances Cox Supervisor at Home Unowned
Josephine Antosz Warden at Hostel Unowned
Lesley Nightingale Asst Supervisor at Home Unowned
Marion Shakespeare Chair of Tribunal Unowned
Ann Haydn-Edwards Clerk Unowned
Ann Aris Tribunal Committee Unowned
Len Annett Tribunal Committee Unowned
Joanna Clay Jubilee Committee Chair Unowned
Eileen Beldon Jubilee Committee Unowned
Ken Rose Jubilee Committee Unowned
Gwen Harris Jubilee Committee Unowned
Joe Kenyon Group Policy Meeting Leader Unowned
Barry Hart Roads Committee Chair Unowned
Johnny Allan Planning Committee Chair Unowned
Jack Platts Housing Committee Chair Unowned
Anthony Dutton Education Committee Chair Unowned
Peter Ellis Left Wing Councillor Unowned
David Hatton DHSS Clerk Unowned
Yvonne Nicholson DHSS Clerk Unowned
Joan Peters Social Services Committee Unowned
Fred Gaunt Social Services Committee Unowned
Peter Lawrence Pauline's GP Unowned
Phil Kernot Bailiff Unowned
Gwyll Williams Bailiff Unowned
Johnny Hackett Foreman Unowned
Ted Carroll Workman Unowned
Emrys Evans Comedian/Club MC Unowned
Bill Moores Local in Pub Unowned
Mick Miller Policeman Unowned
Stuart Lee 2nd Policeman Unowned