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Film / 1971
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast as a BBC Play For Today. It details the deterioration of Edna, a homeless alcoholic and was made at a time when vagrancy was still a criminal offence.
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A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast as a BBC Play For Today. It details the deterioration of Edna, a homeless alcoholic and was made at a time when vagrancy was still a criminal offence.
Cast
Patricia HayesEdna
Barbara JeffordJosie, of 'Jesus Saves'
Geraldine ShermanTrudi, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Cheryl HallVangi, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Freda DowieMother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Roger HammondVictor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Denis CareyDoctor, at The Spike
Talfryn ThomasTramp
June WatsonAttendant, at The Spike
Kate WilliamsTeresa, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Peggy AitchisonLil, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Vivian MacKerrellTramp
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John TriggerGraham, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Amelia BayntunJessie, a Tramp
Malcolm TerrisPsychiatrist, in Psychiatric Hospital
Jo Maxwell MullerNina, Young GIrl, in Psychiatric Hospital
Walter SparrowCommon Lodging House Proprietor
Jerry VernoOld Man, at The Spike
Rex RashleyOld Man, at The Spike
Douglas DittaSocial Security Clerk
Enys BoxAttendant in Canteen
Chris GannonTramp
Charles FarrellTramp
Pat NyeIrene at Common Lodging House
Marie ConmeePaddy at Common Lodging House
Jenny LoganDoris, on the Road
Anthony DawesMan in Car
Elaine MitchellSocial Security Official
John HusseyPsychiatrist
Jumoke DebayoStaff Nurse, in Psychiatric Hospital
Keith MarshPorter, in Psychiatric Hospital
Eamonn BoyceProprietor of Lodging House
James CairncrossRogo at Charitable Institution
Virginia SnydersBed Ticket Proprietor
Alex MarshallSocial Security Clerk
June BrownClara, in Psychiatric Hospital
James WalkerSocial security clerk
Norman LumsdenMagistrate
Mark MossPoliceman
Julian HeringtonClerk, in Magistrates Court
Merelina KendallNun
Frances TomeltyNun
Jeffrey SegalCounsel at public hearing
David GarthDefence at public hearing
George BelbinChairman of public hearing
Ronnie MastersonNeighbour at public hearing
Maggy MaxwellNeighbour at public hearing
Bartlett MullinsNeighbour at public hearing
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