Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 21, 2020 12:53:09 GMT
I recently watched Up the Junction is a 1968 British colour film, directed by Peter Collinson and starring Dennis Waterman, Suzy Kendall, Adrienne Posta, Maureen Lipman and Liz Fraser.
It is based on the 1963 book by Nell Dunn which I also recently read. It's more successful than the book
The film followed Ken Loach's BBC TV adaptation of 1965 and is a much more swinging sixties adapation, with its The Manfred Mann soundtrack. Loach's version which is on YouTube is quite an uncomfortable watch.
I really liked the look and feel of the film - but then I'm a sucker for pretty much anything Swinging London related
It's got a lot of brilliant period shots of Battersea and the cast are convincing, although the plot slightly less so.
Any fans in the house?
