John Schlesinger's screen adaptation of Stan Barstow's 'kitchen-sink' novel tells a gritty story of love in an industrial Lancashire town. Draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) sleeps with Ingrid (June Ritchie), a young typist who works at the same factory as him, but soon loses interest in her. When she discovers that she is pregnant, Vic finds himself burdened with unwanted family responsibilities and an interfering mother-in-law (Thora Hird). But despite these circumstances, Vic and Ingrid try to find a way of living together, working their way towards 'a kind of loving'.
Director: John Schlesinger
Producer: Joseph Janni
Writer: Willis Hall
Writer: Keith Waterhouse
Music: Ron Grainer
Actor: Alan Bates
Actor: June Ritchie
Actor: Thora Hird
Actor: Bert Palmer
Actor: Gwen Nelson
Actor: James Bolam
Actor: Michael Deacon
Actor: Jerry Desmonde
Actor: Pat Keen
Actor: David Mahlowe
Actor: Malcolm Patton
Actor: John Ronane
Actor: Leonard Rossiter
Actor: Patsy Rowlands
Actor: Jack Smethurst
Actor: Bryan Mosely