| "Up the Junction" | |
|---|---|
| The Wednesday Play episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Ken Loach |
| Written by | Nell Dunn |
| Original air date | 3 November 1965 |
"Up the Junction" is an episode of the BBC anthology drama series The Wednesday Play directed by Ken Loach and produced by James MacTaggart. It was first broadcast on 3 November 1965 on BBC 1. The play was adapted by Nell Dunn and (uncredited) Ken Loach[1] from Dunn's short story collection of the same name. It tells the stories of three young women living in North Battersea and Clapham and, to a lesser degree, their boyfriends.
- ^ Although uncredited in this context, Loach contributed to the script and was paid a fee for his work. See Jacob Leigh The Cinema of Ken Loach: Art in the Service of the People, London: Wallflower Press, 2002, p.183, n.13. Dunn has acknowledged Loach's work on the script, see Stephen Lacey Tony Garnett, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007, p.39