Cathy Come Home
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Cathy Come Home is a landmark 1966 British television drama directed by Ken Loach that powerfully exposed issues of homelessness and social injustice, influencing public opinion and housing policy in the UK.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathy Come Home canonical | 9 |
| Cathy Come Home (novelisation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2351020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathy Come Home Context triple: [Ken Loach, notableWork, Cathy Come Home]
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A.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
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B.
Hampton Hill
Hampton Hill is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, known for its residential character and proximity to large green spaces.
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C.
Vera Drake
Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film directed by Mike Leigh about a working-class woman in 1950s London who secretly performs illegal abortions.
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D.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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E.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathy Come Home Target entity description: Cathy Come Home is a landmark 1966 British television drama directed by Ken Loach that powerfully exposed issues of homelessness and social injustice, influencing public opinion and housing policy in the UK.
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A.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
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B.
Hampton Hill
Hampton Hill is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, known for its residential character and proximity to large green spaces.
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C.
Vera Drake
Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film directed by Mike Leigh about a working-class woman in 1950s London who secretly performs illegal abortions.
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D.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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E.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television film
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social realist drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| award |
BAFTA Award for Best Single Play (nominated)
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linked to:
BAFTA Award nomination
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| broadcastFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| character | Cathy ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
children taken into care
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council housing shortages ⓘ eviction ⓘ hostel accommodation ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
documentary style
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handheld camera ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a landmark of British television drama
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frequently cited in discussions of TV and social change ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of housing campaigns in the UK
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public awareness of homelessness charities ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | BBC One ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of social services
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impact on British housing policy debate ⓘ influencing public opinion on homelessness in the UK ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1966-11-16 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Wednesday Play ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Garnett ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| ranked | voted among greatest British television programmes ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Carol White
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Ray Brooks ⓘ Wensley Pithey ⓘ |
| style |
location shooting
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naturalistic acting ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on television realism
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documentaries about Ken Loach ⓘ |
| theme |
family separation
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homelessness ⓘ housing policy ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| writer | Jeremy Sandford ⓘ |
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Subject: Cathy Come Home Description of subject: Cathy Come Home is a landmark 1966 British television drama directed by Ken Loach that powerfully exposed issues of homelessness and social injustice, influencing public opinion and housing policy in the UK.
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