Up the Junction (film)

Up the Junction
Original British 1968 quad film poster
Directed by	Peter Collinson
Produced by	John Brabourne Anthony Havelock-Allan
Screenplay by	Roger Smith
Based on	Up the Junction by Nell Dunn
Starring	Dennis Waterman Suzy Kendall Adrienne Posta Maureen Lipman Liz Fraser
Music by	Mike Hugg Manfred Mann
Production company	BHE Films Crasto
Distributed by	Paramount Film Service (UK)
Release dates	25 January 1968 (1968-01-25) (UK)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Up the Junction is a 1968 British 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 of the same name by Nell Dunn and was adapted by Roger Smith. The film's soundtrack was made by Manfred Mann. The film followed Ken Loach's BBC TV adaptation of 1965, but returned to the original book. It did not cause a similar controversy or have as much impact.

Plot summary

Wealthy young heiress Polly Dean (Suzy Kendall) gives up a privileged life in Chelsea and moves to a working-class community in Battersea, where she takes a job in a confectionery factory in an attempt to distance herself from her moneyed upbringing and make her own living. She becomes friends with two working-class sisters, Sylvie (Maureen Lipman) and Rube (Adrienne Posta). Rube becomes pregnant and has a traumatic illegal abortion. Tragedy then strikes when Rube's boyfriend Terry (Michael Gothard) is killed in a motorcycle accident.

Meanwhile, Polly begins a relationship with a working-class boy named Pete (Dennis Waterman). Pete envies Polly's access to an easy life, and is frustrated by her rejection of the upper-class lifestyle. Pete and Polly's relationship ends in turmoil when Pete, after stealing a car in an attempt to woo Polly, is caught and sentenced to a prison term.

Main cast

External links

• Up the Junction in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
• Up the Junction at the Internet Movie Database