It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger smith. Polly takes up with peter dennis waterman, who dreams of leaving. Forget the future the past is all we have to look forward to and iam looking forward to it. A posh girl from chelsea goes looking for work in battersea and likes it so much she moves into the area and well, thats about it really. Dont get caught was what she wasnt taught a girl from a rich family in chelsea is bored and decides to go slumming in depressed battersea. Manfred mann up the junction 2003, paper sleeve, cd discogs. The pub scene from up the junction, with rube and sylvie singing on talent night. Sylvie maureen lipman gets into a drunken brawl with her ex, as her mother liz fraser, joins in, with polly suzy kendall and peter dennis waterman looking on, in the 1968 film version of. Another reason was the shows new timeslot, which was saturday nights at 9. See paypal, ebay partner network, commission junction, cb sales see paypal, ebay partner network, commission junction, cb sales.
It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the mighty quinn title. 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. The song was recorded in december 1967 and first released in january 1968 as mighty quinn by the british band manfred mann and became a great success. Up the junction soundtrack from 1968, composed by manfred mann. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023268. I fell deeply in love with suzy kendall knowing that it should have been dennis waterman. During its first four years, petticoat junction was a major ratings success. Released by mercury in 2018 containing music from up the junction 1968. Up the junction 1968 sylive gets into a fight with her. Up the junction is the first soundtrack and fourth studio album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film of the same name. Clip from 60s kitchen sink drama up the junction, with dennis waterman and suzy kendall. Like many other olive films releases, the blu ray edition of up the junction sports a nice transfer which uses the detailenhancing format to its fullest.
Ive no idea what it was like in swinging 1960s battersea but ill hazard a guess and say up the junction isnt too far off the mark. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman. Based on nell dunns iconic tale of life in londons swinging sixties, up the junction is a memorable slice of british cinema starring suzy kendall tales that witness madness as polly and dennis waterman tvs the sweeney as her hard up boyfriend, pete. Homer bedloe comes up with the perfect plan to get rid of the cannonball express.
She gets a job in a candy factory and becomes friends with coworkers rube adrienne posta and sylvie maureen lipman, two sisters. The ken loachdirected version he did for bbc in 65 which was an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play and the paramount studios remake from 68 directed by peter collinson. Up the junction movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. However, with the departure of kate following the third episode of season 6, the shows ratings declined continuously. She moves to battersea and gets a job in a sweet factory where she is initiated into a way of life she had previously been sheltered from. Up the junction was the third single released from squeezes second album, cool for cats, sung by glenn tilbrook. Up the junction 1968 r 0312 1968 us drama 1h 59m user score. Fortunately ms kendalls career picked up in the 1970s and she starred in some great movies, including the bird with the crystal plumage, tales that witness madness, craze and one of my favourite giallos torso. Delhi mappillai 1968 tamil classic full movie ravichandran, vanisri tamil cinema junction. Filmed in the techniscope widescreen process, the letterboxed 2. Up the junction based on nell dunns iconic tale of life in londons swinging sixties, up the junction is a memorable slice of british cinema starring suzy kendall tales that witness madness as polly and dennis waterman tvs the sweeney as her hard up boyfriend, pete.
Title theme from the 1968 brit flick derived from the neil dunn novel from 1963. Lots of eventful stuff going on, and very atmospheric. Quinn the eskimo the mighty quinn is a folkrock song written by bob dylan and first recorded during the basement tapes sessions in 1967. She becomes friends with two workingclass sisters, sylvie maureen lipman and rube adrienne posta. Entertaining bit of drama, posh bird roughs it because she wants to make her own way in the world, without being a parasite. It hails great performances from the two leading roles played by a young dennis. Petticoat junction, petticoat junction theme, petticoat junction full episodes, petticoat junction season 1, petticoat junction season 2, petticoat junction season 3. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. I decided to watch both up the junction adaptations back to back. The film centres on the relationship between two young people with conflicting ambitions. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023 2 68 track listing side one up the junction hugg, mann 4. Up the junction is an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play directed by ken loach, produced by james mactaggart, and first broadcast on 3 november 1965 on bbc 1.
Manfred mann so long, dad 1967 video dir john crome. Films like up the junction show you how great films were before it became about making as much money as you can and following americas lead. The tale is of a bored, young party girl who decides to cast off her affluent chelsea lifestyle to move to the. The play was adapted by nell dunn and uncredited ken loach from dunns short story collection of the same name. Trust me, she can act and she has starred in movies that are a million times better than the depressing tripe known as up the junction. Its odd that while other far lesser british movies of the same period have been kept alive, this small but very appealing work should suffer such a fate. Up the junction 1968 r 1h 59min drama march 1968 usa addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts factorywork and makes friends.
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