The Spongers

The Spongers is a 1978 television play by Jim Allen which was directed by Roland Joff and produced by Tony Garnett. First broadcast onJanuary 1978 on BBC 1, it was originally screened as part of the Play for Today series

Pauline Christine Hargreaves, a recently separated single motheroffour, receives a visit from a bailiff regarding her rent arrears. She is givendays to address the issue, yet the bailiff values Paulines furniture and possessions. This upsets Paulines daughter, Paula, who has Downs syndrome, and she is comforted by her Auntie Gertie. Meanwhile nearby, Councillor Conway Bernard Atha watches preparations for Jubilee celebrations.Community action worker Sullivan Bernard Hill drives Pauline and Paula past the preparations for the Jubilee on the way to a dedicated home for special needs children. Paula expresses excitement about the Jubilee celebrations. As Pauline settles back into her care home, a meeting of the Labourcontrolled council is being run. Conway is confronted over public expenditure cuts. ........

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