| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 16, 1966 |
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| Director: | Ken Loach |
| Writer: | Jeremy Sandford, Ken Loach |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | homeless |
| Production Companies | BBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carol White | Cathy Ward |
| Ray Brooks | Reg Ward |
| Wally Patch | Grandad |
| Adrienne Frame | Eileen |
| Winifred Dennis | Mrs. Ward |
| 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 |
| Lennard Pearce | Ratepayer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Sandford | Story |
| Paul Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Roy Watts | Editor |
| Sally Hulke | Production Design |
| Valerie Spooner | Costume Design |
| Ken Loach | Director, Screenplay |
| Tony Imi | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Garnett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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