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Up the Junction (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 72 min | Drama

Fragments of the life of three working-class women, and the people around them, in South London in the 1960s. Scenes in homes, streets, pubs, prison and their workplace cover family, friendship, romance, sex, and abortion.
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Director
Ken Loach (as Kenneth Loach)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 3, 1965

Release date
Nov 3, 1965 (United Kingdom)
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64 cast members
Name Known for
Carol White
Sylvie Sylvie   See fewer
Rita Webb
Mrs. Hardy Mrs. Hardy   See fewer
Hilda Barry
Old May Old May   See fewer
Jessie Robins
Fat Lil Fat Lil   See fewer
The Norton York Trio
Band at the dance Band at the dance   See fewer
Pauline Halford
Veronica, at the dance Veronica, at the dance   See fewer
Elizabeth Valentine
Linda, at the dance Linda, at the dance   See fewer
Ronald Alexander
Boy, at the dance Boy, at the dance   See fewer
Sheila Grant
Sheila, in the Factory Sheila, in the Factory   See fewer
Winifred Dennis
Old Woman, in the factory Old Woman, in the factory   See fewer
Winifred Sabine
Old Woman, in the factory Old Woman, in the factory   See fewer
Myrtle Mackenzie
Woman, in the Factory (as Myrtle Mckenzie) Woman, in the Factory (as Myrtle Mckenzie)   See fewer
Sidney Gatcum
Foreman, in the factory Foreman, in the factory   See fewer
Cleo Sylvestre
Marge, in the Factory Marge, in the Factory   See fewer
Adrienne Frame
Joyce, in the factory Joyce, in the factory   See fewer
Doreen Herrington
Pauline, in the factory Pauline, in the factory   See fewer
Grace Dolan
Woman, in the washhouse Woman, in the washhouse   See fewer
George Sewell
Barny the Tallyman, in the washhouse Barny the Tallyman, in the washhouse   See fewer
George Webb
Negro, in the washhouse Negro, in the washhouse   See fewer
Margaret Flint
Woman, in the washhouse Woman, in the washhouse   See fewer
Maria Holmes
Woman, in the washhouse Woman, in the washhouse   See fewer
Ann Lancaster
Winnie Winnie   See fewer
Rose Howlett
Rube's Mother Rube's Mother   See fewer
Frank Jarvis
Frank - Rube's Brother Frank - Rube's Brother   See fewer
George Tovey
Pubgoer Pubgoer   See fewer
Alec Coleman
Pubgoer Pubgoer   See fewer
Alan Selwyn
Pubgoer Pubgoer   See fewer
Maurice Peckham
Boy, in the pub Boy, in the pub   See fewer
Ben Howard
Boy in the Pub Boy in the Pub   See fewer
Rita Smythe
Rita, in the pub Rita, in the pub   See fewer
Ronald Clarke
Sylvie's Husband Sylvie's Husband   See fewer
James Haswell
P.C., in the pub P.C., in the pub   See fewer
Russ Parker
Singer, in the pub Singer, in the pub   See fewer
Winifred Helliwell
Musician, in the pub Musician, in the pub   See fewer
Marie Cleve
Musician, in the pub Musician, in the pub   See fewer
Will Stampe
Transport Cafe Owner Transport Cafe Owner   See fewer
David Baxter
Cafe Customer Cafe Customer   See fewer
Richard James
Boy - Transport Cafe Boy - Transport Cafe   See fewer
Nick Edmett
Boy - Transport Cafe (as Nicholas Edmett) Boy - Transport Cafe (as Nicholas Edmett)   See fewer
Emmett Hennessy
Boy - Transport Cafe Boy - Transport Cafe   See fewer
Anthony Woodruff
The Magistrate The Magistrate   See fewer
Julie May
Prison Visitor Prison Visitor   See fewer
Terri Ansell
Prison Visitor Prison Visitor   See fewer
Wally Patch
Totter Totter   See fewer
Gladys Dawson
Woman at Totter's Barrow Woman at Totter's Barrow   See fewer
Anna Wing
Woman at the Accident Woman at the Accident   See fewer
Reg Cranfield
Warder, pub scene Warder, pub scene   See fewer
John Timberlake
Warder, pub scene Warder, pub scene   See fewer
James Appleby
Prisoner, pub scene Prisoner, pub scene   See fewer
Peter Brooks
Prisoner, pub scene Prisoner, pub scene   See fewer
Ves Delahunt
Prisoner, pub scene Prisoner, pub scene   See fewer
Paul Stanton
Prisoner, pub scene Prisoner, pub scene   See fewer
Margaret McNaughton
Lady in pub Lady in pub   See fewer
Joy Burnett
Lady in pub Lady in pub   See fewer
Eleanor Smale
Lady in pub Lady in pub   See fewer
Vicky Hughes
Lady in pub Lady in pub   See fewer
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