The Spongers (1978)
In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.
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Christine HargreavesPauline
Bernard HillSullivan
Peter KerriganPeterPaula McDonaghPaulaGary ToddGaryGrace AllenGraceDawn BoothBaby DawnAngela CatherallJackieGertie AlmondGertieElaine LindsayMrs Johnson
Bernard AthaCouncillor Conway
Fred PearsonDirector of Social ServicesMovie DNA
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What is The Spongers about?
In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.
How long is The Spongers?
The Spongers has a runtime of 104 minutes.