The Spongers

Episode aired Jan 24, 1978
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

8.5/10

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Set against the backdrop of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the play depicts a single mother's struggles in this highly polemical and unremittingly bleak diatribe against government welf... Read allSet against the backdrop of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the play depicts a single mother's struggles in this highly polemical and unremittingly bleak diatribe against government welfare cuts from the poor and disabled.Set against the backdrop of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the play depicts a single mother's struggles in this highly polemical and unremittingly bleak diatribe against government welfare cuts from the poor and disabled.

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Horror

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)

Mystery

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Trivia
Bernard Atha, who plays Councilor Conway, was at the time of filming a Leeds City Councilor. He was later Lord Mayor of Leeds.

Alternate versions
After Jim Allen's death in June 1999, this episode was screened in tribute on BBC2 the following month. However, the repeat edition was edited down to a 91 minute duration. Removed entirely from the broadcast was an 86 second council planning scene which began at 10'34m in, while among pruned material was the beginning of Pauline's visit to her doctor for a check up and medication.