In Two Minds

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In Two Minds is a landmark 1967 British television drama by David Mercer that explored schizophrenia and mental health, later adapted into the film "Family Life."

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instanceOf British television film ⓘ
television drama ⓘ
television play ⓘ
adaptationWriter David Mercer ⓘ
adaptedAs Family Life ⓘ
associatedWithMovement British social realist television drama ⓘ
broadcastFormat black-and-white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Ken Loach ⓘ
examines impact of psychiatric diagnosis on family life ⓘ
social context of mental illness in 1960s Britain ⓘ
filmingStyle documentary-style realism ⓘ
firstBroadcastAs episode of The Wednesday Play ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
social realism ⓘ
hasAdaptation Family Life ⓘ
hasCriticalReputation landmark work in British television drama ⓘ
influenced Family Life ⓘ
mainTheme family conflict ⓘ
mental health ⓘ
psychiatric treatment ⓘ
schizophrenia ⓘ
notableFor early realistic portrayal of schizophrenia on British television ⓘ
influential depiction of mental health issues ⓘ
originalBroadcastDate 1967-03-01 ⓘ
originalChannel BBC1 ⓘ
linked to: BBC One
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalMedium television ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1967 ⓘ
partOfSeries The Wednesday Play ⓘ
portrays family dynamics around mental illness ⓘ
institutional psychiatry ⓘ
producer Tony Garnett ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 75 ⓘ
screenwriter David Mercer ⓘ
setting contemporary Britain ⓘ
starred Anna Cropper ⓘ
James Bolam ⓘ
Stephen Rea ⓘ
Yootha Joyce ⓘ
subjectMatter young woman diagnosed with schizophrenia ⓘ
writer David Mercer ⓘ

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The Wednesday Play → notableEpisode → In Two Minds ⓘ
David Mercer → notableWork → In Two Minds ⓘ