A Kind of Loving poster

A Kind of Loving( 1962)

TV-MADramaRomance
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A kind of loving that knew no wrong until it was too late!

Overview

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alan Bates

      Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown

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      June Ritchie

      Ingrid Rothwell

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      Thora Hird

      Mrs. Rothwell

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      Bert Palmer

      Mr. Geoffrey Brown

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      Pat Keen

      Christine Harris

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      James Bolam

      Jeff

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      Jack Smethurst

      Conroy

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      Gwen Nelson

      Mrs. Brown

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      John Ronane

      Draughtsman

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      David Mahlowe

      David Harris

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      Patsy Rowlands

      Dorothy

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      Michael Deacon

      Les

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      Annette Robertson

      Phoebe

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      Fred Ferris

      Althorpe

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      Leonard Rossiter

      Whymper

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      Malcolm Patton

      Jim Brown

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      Harry Markham

      Railwayman

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      Peter Madden

      Registrar

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      Norman Heyes

      Laisterdyke (uncredited)

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      Bryan Mosley

      Bus Conductor (uncredited)

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      Yvonne Buckingham

      Barmaid (uncredited)

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      David Cook

      Draughtsman (uncredited)

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      Jerry Desmonde

      TV Compère (uncredited)

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      Helen Fraser

      Ingrid's Friend (uncredited)

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      Joe Gladwin

      Bus Driver (uncredited)

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      Reginald Green

      Contestant (uncredited)

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      Douglas Livingstone

      Window Cleaner (uncredited)

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      Ruth Porcher

      Dr. Parker (uncredited)

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      Bud Ralston

      Pub Comedian (uncredited)

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      Edna Ridgway

      Pub Pianist (uncredited)

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      Graham Rigby

      Pub Politician (uncredited)

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      Kathy Staff

      Mrs. Oliphant (uncredited)

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      Kathleen Walker

      Woman in Dinner Queue (uncredited)

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      Fred Wood

      Pub Patron (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 31 2024
    I can't say I was ever a great fan of Alan Bates, but he's really quite good in this - for the time - almost raunchy romantic drama. He is factory worker "Vic" who takes a bit of a shine to the shy "Ingrid" (June Ritchie) - well, she takes more of a shine to him, actually. What now ensues is a sort top-of-the-bus courtship, a movie, a snog on the beach and then... She becomes pregnant, a shotgun wedding follows and thought the pair do genuinely like one another, it's clear that there's some rather unpleasant writing on the wall. He's an ambitious character. His traditional working class roots a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    213084.00

    Revenue

    581138.00

    Keywords

    • northern england
    • based on novel or book
    • working class
    • kitchen sink realism
    • manchester
    • 1960s
    • british new wave
    • father son relationship
    • mother daughter relationship
    • brother sister relationship
    • draughtsman