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. The pub scene from up the junction, with rube and sylvie singing on talent night. 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. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the mighty quinn title. Up the junction 1968 r 0312 1968 us drama 1h 59m user score. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger smith. Despite the fact that up the junction is based on a successful 1963 book by nell dunn that was turned into a television movie in 1965 and eventually britains top moneymaking movie in 1968, it.
Up the junction soundtrack from 1968, composed by manfred mann. I decided to watch both up the junction adaptations back to back. Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefortv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. It is one of the bands most popular and wellremembered songs especially in the uk, and reached number 2 on the uk singles chart, the same position as its predecessor, cool for cats. 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. 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. Delhi mappillai 1968 tamil classic full movie ravichandran, vanisri tamil cinema junction. I fell deeply in love with suzy kendall knowing that it should have been dennis waterman. The tale is of a bored, young party girl who decides to cast off her affluent chelsea lifestyle to move to the.
Quinn the eskimo the mighty quinn is a folkrock song written by bob dylan and first recorded during the basement tapes sessions in 1967. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. 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. She gets a job in a candy factory and becomes friends with coworkers rube adrienne posta and sylvie maureen lipman, two sisters.
Title theme from the 1968 brit flick derived from the neil dunn novel from 1963. 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. The film centres on the relationship between two young people with conflicting ambitions. Homer bedloe comes up with the perfect plan to get rid of the cannonball express. 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. Manfred mann up the junction 2003, paper sleeve, cd discogs. Up the junction was the third single released from squeezes second album, cool for cats, sung by glenn tilbrook. Another reason was the shows new timeslot, which was saturday nights at 9. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman. Petticoat junction, petticoat junction theme, petticoat junction full episodes, petticoat junction season 1, petticoat junction season 2, petticoat junction season 3. Up the junction too has vanished into obscurity, without even a video release. It hails great performances from the two leading roles played by a young dennis. Released by mercury in 2018 containing music from up the junction 1968. 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.
During its first four years, petticoat junction was a major ratings success. 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 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. However, with the departure of kate following the third episode of season 6, the shows ratings declined continuously. Eighteen yearold polly decides to turn her back on her wealthy background in chelsea and undertake a more down to earth lifestyle. 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. Lots of eventful stuff going on, and very atmospheric. 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. 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 play was adapted by nell dunn and uncredited ken loach from dunns short story collection of the same name. 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 movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. 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. Up the junction 1968 sylive gets into a fight with her. Filmed in the techniscope widescreen process, the letterboxed 2. She becomes friends with two workingclass sisters, sylvie maureen lipman and rube adrienne posta. 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. Set in the south london suburbs of battersea and clapham junction. See paypal, ebay partner network, commission junction, cb sales see paypal, ebay partner network, commission junction, cb sales.