About this release
One of the most influential stories of 1960s British culture gets the big screen treatment. Heiress Polly wants nothing to do with the wealthy life her family enjoys, preferring to live in a small flat at Clapham Junction and work on a factory floor. She soon makes friends and finds a boyfriend, but comes to discover that her romantic ideals of working-class life do not match reality. Directed by Peter Collinson (The Italian Job), and starring Suzy Kendall (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage), Dennis Waterman (The Sweeney), Adrienne Posta (Some Girls Do), and Maureen Lipman (Educating Rita).
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Disc 1
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Up the Junction (1968)
119 min
Drama
A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.
Credits
Director
Peter Collinson
Writer
Roger Smith
Cast
Suzy Kendallas Polly
Dennis Watermanas Pete
Maureen Lipmanas Sylvie
Adrienne Postaas Rube
Liz Fraseras Mrs. McCarthy
Linda Coleas Pauline
Doreen Herringtonas Rita
Jessie Robinsas Lil
Barbara Archeras May
Ruby Headas Edith
Cinematographer
Arthur Lavis
Tony Spratling
Composer
Mike Hugg
Manfred Mann
Editor
John Trumper
Producer
Ned Sherrin
John Brabourne
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Editions
- Limited Edition
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 10, 2026