Movie Description
The Spongers
(1978)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Roland Joffé
- Producer : Tony Garnett
- Writer : Jim Allen
- Editor : Bill Shapter
- Cast : Christine Hargreaves,Bernard Hill,Peter Kerrigan,Paula McDonagh,Gary Todd,Grace Allen,Dawn Booth,Angela Catherall,Gertie Almond,Elaine Lindsay,Bernard Atha,Fred Pearson,Ina Clough,Donald Gee,Roger Sloman,Frances Cox,Josephine Antosz,Lesley Nightingale,Marion Shakespeare,Ann Haydn-Edwards,Ann Aris,Len Annett,Joanna Clay,Eileen Beldon,Ken Rose,Gwen Harris,Joe Kenyon,Barry Hart,Johnny Allan,Jack Platts,Anthony Dutton,Peter Ellis,David Hatton,Yvonne Nicholson,Joan Peters,Fred Gaunt,Peter Lawrence,Phil Kernot,Gwyll Williams,Johnny Hackett,Ted Carroll,Emrys Evans,Bill Moores,Mick Miller,Stuart Lee
Cast
Pauline
Sullivan
Peter
Paula
Gary
Grace
Baby Dawn
Jackie
Gertie
Mrs Johnson
Councillor Conway
Director of Social Services
Deputy Director of Social Services
Dr Whitehead
Presenting Officer at Tribunal
Supervisor at Home
Warden at Hostel
Asst Supervisor at Home
Chair of Tribunal
Clerk
Tribunal Committee
Tribunal Committee
Jubilee Committee Chair
Jubilee Committee
Jubilee Committee
Jubilee Committee
Group Policy Meeting Leader
Roads Committee Chair
Planning Committee Chair
Housing Committee Chair
Education Committee Chair
Left Wing Councillor
DHSS Clerk
DHSS Clerk
Social Services Committee
Social Services Committee
Pauline's GP
Bailiff
Bailiff
Foreman
Workman
Comedian/Club MC
Local in Pub
Policeman
2nd Policeman
Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe Spongers
Status Released
Release Information
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1978-01-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 44m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
