Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job. Gripping and emotional, Cathy Come Home remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction, engaging viewers with social issues, such as homelessness, unemployment and the rights of mothers to keep their own children.
Directed by Ken Loach
homeless
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Carol White
Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks
Reg Ward
Wally Patch
Grandad
Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer
Barry Jackson
Rent Collector
Ruth Kettlewell
Judge
Lennard Pearce
Ratepayer
Crew
Ken Loach
Director
Ken Loach
Screenplay
Tony Imi
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Sofia Cavanagh
9.0★ · 03/09/26
Fuck the tories and fuck reform too
Fuck the tories and fuck reform too
Jess
7.4★ · 02/25/25
Rishi sunak social workers be like
Rishi sunak social workers be like
Benez
8.0★ · 02/08/25
ouin ouin
ouin ouin
Inka
6.0★ · 05/08/24
British Realism seminar #4 oh lord, this was heartbreaking… scarily relates to current issues and narratives
British Realism seminar #4 oh lord, this was heartbreaking… scarily relates to current issues and narratives
