Up the Junction
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Up the Junction is a groundbreaking 1965 British television drama written by Nell Dunn and directed by Ken Loach, noted for its gritty social realism and controversial depiction of working-class life and backstreet abortion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Up the Junction canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
television drama
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television play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British New Wave
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kitchen sink realism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Up the Junction (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Nell Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSlot | Wednesday evening ⓘ |
| censorshipControversy | depiction of abortion on British television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
acclaimed for realism
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criticised for explicit content ⓘ |
| depicts |
backstreet abortion
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sexual relationships ⓘ unplanned pregnancy ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s British television ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | documentary-influenced ⓘ |
| followedBy | Up the Junction (1968 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social realism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Up the Junction (1968 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class inequality
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reproductive rights ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| influenced | British social realist drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
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depiction of illegal abortion ⓘ gritty social realism ⓘ |
| originalBroadcaster | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1965-11-03 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Wednesday Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| settingCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Battersea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Carol White
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Geraldine Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Ampleford NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickery Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Nell Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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