This would have ruffled a few of the moral brigades feathers back in the day.

A 17 year old school girl impregnated by a black man who shacks up with a young homosexual. The phone calls to the censor would have been electric.

A memorable film with outstanding performances especially in my opinion from Dora Bryan who plays the thoughtless and neglectful mother who runs off with a younger man.

Bryan if I remember correctly was an outstanding comedy actress won the 1961 BAFTA for the role of Helen.

I'm reading elsewhere that although daring at the time the film is now outdated. Don't believe a word. It's a wonderfully crafted and scripted film that still holds relevancy today and is a terrific example of 1960's British cinema at its best.

I prefer my British New Wave to be a little less upbeat than this, but boy did it ladle on the taboos of the period. Underage sex?! With a black man?! Living with a gay boy?! Single mother?! For those less cynical than I this would be a a highly enjoyable movie I'm sure.

This would have ruffled a few of the moral brigades feathers back in the day.

A 17 year old school girl impregnated by a black man who shacks up with a young homosexual. The phone calls to the censor would have been electric.

A memorable film with outstanding performances especially in my opinion from Dora Bryan who plays the thoughtless and neglectful mother who runs off with a younger man.

Bryan if I remember correctly was an outstanding comedy actress won the 1961 BAFTA for the role of Helen.

I'm reading elsewhere that although daring at the time the film is now outdated. Don't believe a word. It's a wonderfully crafted and scripted film that still holds relevancy today and is a terrific example of 1960's British cinema at its best.

"‎This was a vaguely disappointing kitchen sink drama, perhaps because the subject matter would have been considered difficult in 1961 (relationship between white girl and coloured man, homosexuality, bad mothering, unmarried pregnancy). Jo is a schoolgirl with a fly-by-night mother who is far more interested in men (any men) than her daughter, she becomes pregnant and sets up home with a gay friend who wishes to act as father to the baby. Murray Melvin (the gay friend) was excellent and made up for some of the gaps in the story."