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The Spongers

The Spongers (1978)

10 | 24 Jan 1978 | Drama TV Movie

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

Featured Crew

Bill Shapter Editor
Nat Crosby Director of Photography
Judy Steele Production Design
Robin Stubbs Costume Design
Roland Joffé Director
Jim Allen Writer
Tony Garnett Producer

The Spongers (1978) Cast & Crew

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