United Kingdom / Jan 24, 1978
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Angela Catherall | Jackie |
| Gertie Almond | Gertie |
| Elaine Lindsay | Mrs Johnson |
| Bernard Atha | Councillor Conway |
| Fred Pearson | Director of Social Services |
| Ina Clough | Deputy Director of Social Services |
| Donald Gee | Dr Whitehead |
| Roger Sloman | Presenting Officer at Tribunal |
| Frances Cox | Supervisor at Home |
| Josephine Antosz | Warden at Hostel |
| Lesley Nightingale | Asst Supervisor at Home |
| Marion Shakespeare | Chair of Tribunal |
| Ann Haydn-Edwards | Clerk |
| Ann Aris | Tribunal Committee |
| Len Annett | Tribunal Committee |
| Joanna Clay | Jubilee Committee Chair |
| Eileen Beldon | Jubilee Committee |
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| Ken Rose | Jubilee Committee |
| Gwen Harris | Jubilee Committee |
| Joe Kenyon | Group Policy Meeting Leader |
| Barry Hart | Roads Committee Chair |
| Johnny Allan | Planning Committee Chair |
| Jack Platts | Housing Committee Chair |
| Anthony Dutton | Education Committee Chair |
| Peter Ellis | Left Wing Councillor |
| David Hatton | DHSS Clerk |
| Yvonne Nicholson | DHSS Clerk |
| Joan Peters | Social Services Committee |
| Fred Gaunt | Social Services Committee |
| Peter Lawrence | Pauline's GP |
| Phil Kernot | Bailiff |
| Gwyll Williams | Bailiff |
| Johnny Hackett | Foreman |
| Ted Carroll | Workman |
| Emrys Evans | Comedian/Club MC |
| Bill Moores | Local in Pub |
| Mick Miller | Policeman |
| Stuart Lee | 2nd Policeman |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Spongers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 24 gennaio 1978 |
| Production | Tony Garnett |
| Writer | Jim Allen |
| Editing | Bill Shapter |
| Cinematography | Nat Crosby |
| Assistant directors | Roland Joffé |
| Camera operators | Nat Crosby |
| Additional photography | Nat Crosby |
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| Production design | Judy Steele |
| Art direction | Judy Steele |
| Set decoration | Judy Steele |
| Costume design | Robin Stubbs |
| Makeup | Robin Stubbs |
| Hairstyling | Robin Stubbs |
Release dates
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