Manfred mann were chart regulars in the 1960s, and the first southofenglandbased group to top the us billboard hot 100 during the. Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefortv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. Polly had money but was surrounded by shallowness and snobbery. The ken loachdirected version he did for bbc in 65 which was an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play and the paramount studios remake from 68 directed by peter collinson. Up the junction is a superb film, with an atmospheric and evocative soundtrack, and if you have any interest whatsoever in our cultural and social past, have a look at it. Manfred mann was a british beat, rhythm and blues and pop band with a strong jazz foundation of the 1960s, named after their south african keyboardist, manfred mann, who later led the successful 1970s group manfred manns earth band. Up the junction was the third single released from squeezes second album, cool for cats. Polly takes up with peter dennis waterman, who dreams of leaving battersea. Up the junction is an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play directed by ken loach, produced by james mactaggart, and first broadcast on 3 november 1965 on bbc 1. Producer of film and television drama whose collaborations with ken loach included cathy come home and kes tony garnett, who has died aged 83, was a hugely influential creator of british film and television drama, from excoriating early work such as cathy come home and up the junction, to the classic film kes and the popular television series this life and ballykissangel. Cemetery junction is a feelgood drama set in a small town in 1973 about three young mates drifting. I decided to watch both up the junction adaptations back to back.
Up the junction british board of film classification. Jul 22, 2007 terry picks a man up at a gay club, inexplicably giving him a savage beating up. For a start it really had no beginning or end, just a middle section. The film stars neal bledsoe, summer crockett moore, tom pelphrey and harris doran with david zayas, michael okeefe and anthony ruivivar in supporting roles desperate to score drugs, four strung out methaddicts donald bledsoe, kari moore, david pelphrey and spot doran break into an. Apr 14, 2020 if you enjoy this movie please like and subscribe.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Up the junction was completely different from all of this. Suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. The wednesday play up the junction tv episode 1965 imdb. Directors peter collinson cast includes suzy kendall, dennis waterman, adrienne posta, maureen lipman, michael gothard, liz fraser, hylda baker, alfie bass, linda cole, doreen herrington, jessie robins, barbara archer, ruby. Despite the fact that up the junction is based on a successful 1963 book by nell dunn that was turned into a television movie in 1965 and eventually. Terry picks a man up at a gay club, inexplicably giving him a savage beatingup. Jul 20, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group up the junction manfred mann up the junction. To robins surprise julian also turns up, having hidden in a cubicle whilst alfie was pursued and attacked by gay bashers. Junction is a 2012 american thriller film written and directed by tony glazer. I never thought it would happen with me and the girl from clapham out on a windy common that night i aint forgotten when she dealt out the rations. Polly takes up with peter dennis waterman, who dreams of leaving battersea and becoming rich. Her friends up the junction had loyalty, camaraderie and fun, but struggled to survive, scamming their way from pay day to pub, who was the poorer.
I never thought it would happen with me and the girl from clapham out on a windy common that night i aint forgotten when she dealt out the rations with some or other. W hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. Tamil classic full movie ravichandran, vanisri tamil cinema junction. Controversial at the time of its release due to the uncomfortable subject matter, up the junction presents a gritty, unappealing view of working class life in britain, and calls to mind such kitchen sink dramas as mike leighs vera drake and saturday night and sunday morning. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger smith. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion spotlight.
The first version of up the junction was of course ken loach and tony garnetts filming of the book for the play for today strand in 1965, with carol white as sylvie, geraldine sherman as rube and vickery turner as eileen, presumably the unnamed narrator of the book. Up the junction is the first soundtrack and fourth studio album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film of the same name. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023268 track listing side one up the junction hugg, mann 4. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta, maureen lipman and liz fraser. Ratings info contains moderate language, sex references and abortion theme. Wed even delivered a film before i had formally been made a producer p. Oct 09, 2014 suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. Up the junction 1965 is a drama movie starring carol white and geraldine sherman. The title song, sort of a flippedout, very very british alternative to good vibrations, is one of manfred. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta and maureen. Portrayal of life in battersea the song begins i never thought it would happen with me and the girl from clapham junction refers to clapham junction.
Robin goes cruising in a toilet meeting the closeted julian, before going on to a dinner party with married friends. Up the junction 1968 cast and crew a young woman trades her upperclass existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of london. Everyone looks stylish, except the rockers, and even maureen lipman looks hip when shes not in a pinafore. Set in the south london suburbs of battersea and clapham junction, susan george with suzy kendall, dennis waterman, adrianne posta and. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger. Up the junction is a soundtrack album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film up the junction. Up the junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by nell dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of battersea and clapham junction. The pub scene from up the junction, with rube and sylvie singing on talent night. A trend in british cinema in the 1950s and 60s, kitchen sink drama took a socialrealist approach to film and theatre, often focusing on the working class.
The film stars neal bledsoe, summer crockett moore, tom pelphrey and harris doran with david zayas, michael okeefe and anthony ruivivar in supporting roles. The film had a soundtrack by manfred mann, and a song by them, also called up the junction. Up the junction stephen merchant film the guardian. Find squeeze up the junction lyrics and search for squeeze. Up the junction 1968 opening title sequence and song youtube. For loach, who had already made three previous wednesday plays, up the junction was a career watershed. New junction is the name of my modern image 00 gauge layout based around the east coast mainline in the uk. Although the credits state that the play is by nell dunn, it is plainly the result of a directors vision, as much made in the cutting room as on. In 1965 it was adapted for television by the bbc as part of the wednesday play anthology series directed by ken loach a cinema film version followed in 1968 with a soundtrack by manfred mann the television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 squeeze hit up the junction. Animation film music design a cartoon commissioned by squeeze in 2010 for the spot the difference tour. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023268. One of the great soundtracks of the 1960s, up the junction shows manfred mann shedding their pop skin and evolving into a truly awesome jazz outfit, which would later be fully realized in their chapter three incarnation. The key difference was that television plays had hitherto been threeact, studiobased affairs with very few edits. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at.
A record 400 viewers complained to the bbc, mostly about the programmes bad language and depiction of sexual promiscuity. Apr 03, 2010 w hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. Provided to youtube by universal music group up the junction manfred mann up the junction. When ken loach made this play he made it as you would a film not a traditional tv drama. Nov 03, 2011 animation film music design a cartoon commissioned by squeeze in 2010 for the spot the difference tour. Although the song is not the about the tv drama, it alludes to its themes and location. Taken from the 1968 movie up the junction, directed by peter collinson. Manfred manns excellent score insinuates its way into the fabric of the movie, haunting and evocative. Written by band members chris difford and glenn tilbrook, it remains one of the bands most popular and wellremembered songs especially in the uk. Rube, sylvie and eileen are three clapham factory girls up for a good time. Mar 28, 2014 rube, sylvie and eileen are three clapham factory girls up for a good time. Not that they didnt have some lovely pop gems on this record.
Nell dunns up the junction, directed by ken loach, was a controversial and mouldbreaking tv drama, watched by an audience of nearly 10 million on first transmission. Time outs peter watts has discovered some vintage london film and documentary clips on you tube. I never thought it would happen with me and a girl from clapham out on the windy common that night i aint forgotten when she dealt out the rations. However, given the title of alma junction, we could speculate that it is some sort of story regarding the location of alma junction in park county, colorado. In this late example of the genre, chelsea girl polly becomes fed up with her privileged world and decides to cross the tracks or in this. The opening title sequence of peter collinsons 1968 film adaptation of nell dunns short story collection, with a new song presumably written. The play was adapted by nell dunn and uncredited ken loach from dunns short story collection of the same name. I just need to hear the opening theme to be transported back. Watch the video for up the junction from manfred manns the greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.