Script adapt . A young man in a Northern town aims to better himself by using the women around him. The angry young man theatre revolution of the 50s hit the screen for the first time with this gritty drama. Its success launched a string of sexed up kitchen sink dramas and converted Laurence Harvey from an average leading man into star. It also brought Simone Signoret a richly-deserved Best Actress Oscar.
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But he has to go away for a while, and the bailiffs are sniffing around her father's farm. Before she knows what's hit her, the farm's sold and Albert has married another. This Gainsborough melodrama was loathed by the critics when it first came out - and it's still loathed. Put the blame on first time director Brock Williams. As a writer he had a steady, if unspectacular career, but it was as script editor he really made his mark with several of the best Gainsborough melodramas.