Ken Loach made the BBC television play Up the Junction as an experimental slice of life drama based in South London.
The controversial play was later turned into a feature film, this time directed by Peter Collinson who struggles with the material.
Polly (Suzy Kendall) is a rich girl from Chelsea who has come to Battersea to slum it.
She gets a poky flat and a job in the factory. Polly befriends sisters Rube and Sylvie. She later gets a boyfriend Pete Dennis Waterman.) All suspect that she is a heiress.
Over time Polly sees violence, young people looking for sex at the weekend, dangerous racing and an illegal abortion. The reality of working class London.
The film has a grimness about it but it lacks a compelling story. Collinson has pervaded the film with songs from Manfred Mann.
Some of the events are predictable such as the abortion scenes. Pete turning up with a fast car that we later learn was stolen.
The character of Polly is too passive. She rails against her privileged upbringing but I wanted to know more about why she was happy to work in a factory for a pittance.
The controversial play was later turned into a feature film, this time directed by Peter Collinson who struggles with the material.
Polly (Suzy Kendall) is a rich girl from Chelsea who has come to Battersea to slum it.
She gets a poky flat and a job in the factory. Polly befriends sisters Rube and Sylvie. She later gets a boyfriend Pete Dennis Waterman.) All suspect that she is a heiress.
Over time Polly sees violence, young people looking for sex at the weekend, dangerous racing and an illegal abortion. The reality of working class London.
The film has a grimness about it but it lacks a compelling story. Collinson has pervaded the film with songs from Manfred Mann.
Some of the events are predictable such as the abortion scenes. Pete turning up with a fast car that we later learn was stolen.
The character of Polly is too passive. She rails against her privileged upbringing but I wanted to know more about why she was happy to work in a factory for a pittance.