Up The Junction: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)

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Nell Dunn's 'Up the Junction', directed by Ken Loach, was a controversial and mould-breaking TV drama, watched by an audience of nearly 10 million on first transmission. A record 400 viewers complained to the BBC, mostly about the programme's bad language and depiction of sexual promiscuity. Now, these aspects seem relatively mild. At the time, Up the Junction's depiction of abortion had a major impact, contributing to the national debate which led to the legalisation of abortion in 1967. Inside the Queen's last days at Balmoral: How late monarch refused to let Charles take over to make Liz Truss PM, telling aides 'it's MY job' She became a patron of Dignity in Dying after her partner, Dan Oestreicher, died of lung cancer. [ citation needed] Works [ edit ]

The Village by Marghanita Laski caught British society on the cusp of change after the war (Retro Reads: 1950s British Novels) Written by Nell Dunn, who specialized in portraying working class life, the characters are well drawn and brought to life with much conviction by a fine cast, some of whom have lasted and some who somehow faded away.

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a b Ian Aitken (ed.) The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film, Abingdon: Routledge, 2013, p.949 Dave is already married when he meets Eileen, but he is unhappy with his wife, and he and Eileen have a romantic affair. In addition to his job, Dave also has a criminal history of theft. He is finally caught and imprisoned. Eileen remains loyal to him. Difford's performance of the song live on Platform 10 at Clapham Junction railway station was featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme Lyrical Journey in September 2011. [8]The women’s conversation is earthy and salty, if anything rather toned down from real life (you know who you are, ladies of the Ronson Factory circa 1970). Her father did not believe his daughters needed qualifications. As a result, she has never passed an exam in her life. She only learnt to read at nine years old. Dunn said, "Whenever my father saw my appalling spelling, he would laugh. But it wasn't an unkind laugh. In his laugh there was the message, 'You are a completely original person, and everything you do has your own mark on it.' He wanted us all to be unique." [2] Kim Kardashian's fans go wild over what she does with her tongue in pouty selfies to plug SKIMS: 'A bit X-rated Kimmy!' Ken Loach and Nell Dunn collaborated to bring Up the Junction and Poor Cow to the small and big screens. In 1965 Dunn wrote the screenplay for Up the Junction for a BBC Wednesday Play under Loach’s direction. The pair went on to co-write the screenplay for Poor Cow, Loach’s debut film with a cast of 60s working-class rising stars that included Carol White and Terence Stamp. Dunn drew on her own experiences of living in Battersea and the close female friendships she made there which formed the material for both of the stories.

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Don't try and explain, love. How can you ever explain anything? It's the most bloody impossible thing A film version based on Dunn's original short stories was released in 1968. In 2011, the television play was included in the 6 DVD box set, Ken Loach at the BBC.