The Spongers (1978)

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Released:
1978-01-24

Overview:
In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

Director:
Roland Joffé

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Christine Hargreaves
    as
    Pauline
  • Bernard Hill
    as
    Sullivan
  • Peter Kerrigan
    as
    Peter
  • Paula McDonagh
    as
    Paula
  • Gary Todd
    as
    Gary