Ken Loach, one of the most admired and respected UK filmmakers of his generation began directing for the BBC in 1964. In his contributions to the BBC series The Wednesday Play from 1965-69 – among them Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home – he would establish his reputation for making realistic social issue dramas. After feature film success in the late sixties, Ken Loach returned to television, directing the acclaimed series Days of Hope (1975) and the two-parter The Price of Coal (1977).

In his films, Loach pushed the boundaries of television drama. He took filming out of the studio and introduced a documentary-style approach and, alongside producer Tony Garnett and writers such as David Mercer, Jim Allen, Jeremy Sandford, Nell Dunn and Barry Hines, he tackled controversial subjects from an often incendiary radical perspective.

Films included:
Kes The Gamekeeper - Released for the first time Riff Raff Raining Stones, Ladybird Ladybird, The Navigators Bread and Roses Poor Cow.

Disc 1 – The Big Flame (B&W); 3 Clear Sundays (B&W)
Disc 2 – Days of Hope, Part 1 (colour); Days of Hope, Part 2 (colour)
Disc 3 – Days of Hope, Part 3 (colour); Days of Hope, Part 4 (colour)
Disc 4 – The End of Arthur’s Marriage (B&W); In Two Minds (B&W); Up the Junction (B&W)
Disc 5 – The Price of Coal, Part 1 (colour); The Price of Coal, Part 2 (colour)
Disc 6 – Cathy Come Home (B&W); Rank and File (B&W)
Extras: Cathy Come Home commentary, Housing Problem featurette and Specially shot interview.

Ken Loach is one of Britain’s most respected film directors with a career spanning over 40 years. He was a pioneer at the BBC, and scripted and directed Cathy Come Home in 1966 and many other films

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