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Angry, Sexy and Working Class

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2/4. Actor Christopher Eccieston explores the bleak and often angry British films of the late 50s and early 60s that took inspiration from John Osborne 's 1956 "kitchen sink" stage hit Look Back in Anger. In a period of relaxed censorship, the films tackled sexual, domestic and social issues in a way not previously seen on the big screen, paving the way for what is now called TV drama. Contributors include Rita Tushingham (A Taste of Honey), Dora Bryan , Albert Finney and Shirley-Anne Field (Saturday Night and Sunday
Morning), Wendy Craig (TheServant), writer David Storey (This Sporting Life), cinematographer
Walter Lassally (A Taste of Honey), composer Richard Rodney Bennett (Billy Liar) and social realist director Ken Loach.

Contributors

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Christopher Eccieston
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John Osborne
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Rita Tushingham
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Dora Bryan
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Albert Finney
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Wendy Craig
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David Storey
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Walter Lassally
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Richard Rodney Bennett
Director:
Ken Loach.
Source: Radio Times

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