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Edna: The Inebriate Woman (1971)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
TV Movie, Drama · 1h 30m
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 Hayes
Edna
Barbara Jefford
Josie, of 'Jesus Saves'
G
Geraldine Sherman
Trudi, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Cheryl Hall
Vangi, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Freda Dowie
Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Roger Hammond
Victor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
D
Denis Carey
Doctor, at The Spike
T
Talfryn Thomas
Tramp
June Watson
Attendant, at The Spike
Kate Williams
Teresa, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
P
Peggy Aitchison
Lil, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
Vivian MacKerrell
Tramp
Crew
- Director
- Ted Kotcheff
- Writer
- Jeremy Sandford
- Editor
- Peter Coulson
- Producer
- Irene Shubik
Details
- Release date
- 1971-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC