About the film
The Spongers
Release Date: January 24, 1978
| Year | : | 1978 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | BBC |
| Director | : | Roland Joffé |
| Producers | : | Tony Garnett |
| Writers | : | Jim Allen |
| RunTime | : | 104 mins. |
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 Actors
Christine Hargreaves
Character : Pauline
Bernard Hill
Character : Sullivan
Peter Kerrigan
Character : Peter
Paula McDonagh
Character : Paula
Gary Todd
Character : Gary
Grace Allen
Character : Grace
Dawn Booth
Character : Baby Dawn
Angela Catherall
Character : Jackie
Gertie Almond
Character : Gertie
Elaine Lindsay
Character : Mrs Johnson
Bernard Atha
Character : Councillor Conway
Fred Pearson
Character : Director of Social Services
Ina Clough
Character : Deputy Director of Social Services
Donald Gee
Character : Dr Whitehead
Roger Sloman
Character : Presenting Officer at Tribunal
Frances Cox
Character : Supervisor at Home
Josephine Antosz
Character : Warden at Hostel
Lesley Nightingale
Character : Asst Supervisor at Home
Marion Shakespeare
Character : Chair of Tribunal
Ann Haydn-Edwards
Character : Clerk
Ann Aris
Character : Tribunal Committee
Len Annett
Character : Tribunal Committee
Joanna Clay
Character : Jubilee Committee Chair
Eileen Beldon
Character : Jubilee Committee
Ken Rose
Character : Jubilee Committee
Gwen Harris
Character : Jubilee Committee
Joe Kenyon
Character : Group Policy Meeting Leader
Barry Hart
Character : Roads Committee Chair
Johnny Allan
Character : Planning Committee Chair
Jack Platts
Character : Housing Committee Chair
Anthony Dutton
Character : Education Committee Chair
Peter Ellis
Character : Left Wing Councillor
David Hatton
Character : DHSS Clerk
Yvonne Nicholson
Character : DHSS Clerk
Joan Peters
Character : Social Services Committee
Fred Gaunt
Character : Social Services Committee
Peter Lawrence
Character : Pauline's GP
Phil Kernot
Character : Bailiff
Gwyll Williams
Character : Bailiff
Johnny Hackett
Character : Foreman
Ted Carroll
Character : Workman
Emrys Evans
Character : Comedian/Club MC
Bill Moores
Character : Local in Pub
Mick Miller
Character : Policeman
Stuart Lee
Character : 2nd Policeman
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