Cathy Come Home

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Carol White Cathy Ward

Ray Brooks Reg Ward

Wally Patch Grandad

Adrienne Frame Eileen

Winifred Dennis Mrs. Ward