Ken Loach Remembers - Up the Junction
Ken Loach Remembers - Up the Junction
Ken Loach on Up the Junction, his landmark 1965 contribution to the BBC's The Wednesday Play strand, adapted from Nell Dunn's celebrated stories of working-class life in Battersea. Blending drama with documentary realism, the production shocked audiences with its frank depiction of sex, illegal abortion and everyday poverty, attracting record complaints while redefining television drama in Britain
Ken Loach Remembers - Up the Junction airs on BBC Four HD at 12:15 AM, Thursday 11 June. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Ken Loach
Contributor
Simon Goretzki
Series Producer