Ken Loach At The BBC

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Ken Loach, one of the most admired & respected UK filmmakers of his generation began directing for the BBC in 1964. In his contributions to the BBC series The Wednesday Play from 1965-69 – among them Up the Junction & Cathy Come Home – he would establish his reputation for making realistic social issue dramas. After feature film success in the late sixties, Ken Loach returned to television, directing the acclaimed series Days of Hope (1975) & the two-parter The Price of Coal (1977). In his films, Loach pushed the boundaries of television drama. He took filming out of the studio & introduced a documentary-style approach &, alongside producer Tony Garnett & writers such as David Mercer, Jim Allen, Jeremy Sandford, Nell Dunn & Barry Hines, he tackled controversial subjects from an often incendiary radical perspective. Films included: Kes The Gamekeeper
- Released for the first time Riff Raff Raining Stones, Ladybird Ladybird, The Navigators Bread & Roses Poor Cow. Disc 1 – The Big Flame (B&W); 3 Clear Sundays (B&W) Disc 2 – Days of Hope, Part 1 (colour); Days of Hope, Part 2 (colour) Disc 3 – Days of Hope, Part 3 (colour); Days of Hope, Part 4 (colour) Disc 4 – The End of Arthur’s Marriage (B&W); In Two Minds (B&W); Up the Junction (B&W) Disc 5 – The Price of Coal, Part 1 (colour); The Price of Coal, Part 2 (colour) Disc 6 – Cathy Come Home (B&W); Rank & File (B&W) Extras: Cathy Come Home commentary, Housing Problem featurette & Specially shot interview.