The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He's smitten with a girl named Lena who works in a machine shop next door and takes her out despite a bullying driver claiming her for himself.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted KotcheffDirector
- Alun OwenWriter
Cast
- Billie WhitelawLena
- Peter McEneryTom
- Scott ForbesGlyn
- Jeanne HepplePeggy
- Colin BlakelyTed
- Patrick O'ConnellDerek
- Keith SmithCharlie
- Clifford ElkinJean-Louis
- Margery WithersDerek's Mother
- Betty RomaineForewoman
- Kathleen HeathFirst Woman
- Edna DoréSecond Woman
Themes
armchair theatre