The Spongers
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1978
1h 44m
English
Drama, TV Movie
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The Spongers
Movie
1978
1h 44m
English
Drama, TV Movie
In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.
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Cast
Pauline
Sullivan
Peter
Paula
Jackie
Gertie
Councillor Conway
Director of Social Services
Deputy Director of Social Services
Dr Whitehead
Presenting Officer at Tribunal
Supervisor at Home
Warden at Hostel
Asst Supervisor at Home
Clerk
Tribunal Committee
Tribunal Committee
Jubilee Committee
Group Policy Meeting Leader
Roads Committee Chair
Planning Committee Chair
Housing Committee Chair
Education Committee Chair
Left Wing Councillor
DHSS Clerk
Directed By: Roland Joffé
Written By: Jim Allen
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