Catherine Cookson

Synopsis

Catherine Cookson (1906-98) was a writer who won a huge popular following and many of her books have been successfully dramatised for television. This programme employs an innovative combination of film and video techniques to evoke her struggle to survive an impoverished upbringing in the slums of East Jarrow. Cookson confronts her past which led to a massive and terrifying nervous breakdown many years afterwards. She talks candidly about her life and the experiences that underlie her fiction.

Additional Info

• No: R0080
• Production year: 1984
• Run time: 00:52:00
• Director: Jack Bond
• Producers: RM Arts/LWT South Bank Show