Jeremy Sandford was an English television screenwriter who came to prominence in 1966 with Cathy Come Home, his controversial entry in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand, which was directed by Ken Loach. Edna, the Inebriate Woman was written for The Wednesday Play's successor series Play for Today. He is also the author of the documentary Smiling David, about the death of the Nigerian immigrant David Oluwele.
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Toggle the cite modalSandford's screenplay Cathy Come Home details the issue of homelessness and the life of a young woman in 1960s London as she moves from her own home, to council accommodation, and finally emergency accommodation for the homeless before being evicted and her children taken into care. The docu-drama... Read more
Published: 2004
Pages: 144
Paperback: 9780714525167
ePub: 9780714522005
Sandford's screenplay Cathy Come Home details the issue of homelessness and the life of a young woman in 1960s London as she moves from her own home, to council accommodation, and finally emergency accommodation for the homeless before being evicted and her children taken into care.
The docu-drama was directed for television by Ken Loach and aired on the BBC in November 1966. Its harrowing depiction of life on the streets did much to raise the public's awareness of the problems facing homeless people throughout the country and has been credited with helping expedite the launch of SHELTER, a registered charity which continues today to campaign for housing justice in England and Scotland.