''Up the Junction'' is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of

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and Clapham Junction. The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963

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Memorial Prize.

Adaptations

In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC as part of '' The Wednesday Play'' anthology series directed by Ken Loach. A cinema film version followed in 1968 with a soundtrack by Manfred Mann. The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit " Up the Junction".

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* 1963 short story collections Books adapted into films John Llewellyn Rhys Prize-winning works Novels set in London Battersea MacGibbon & Kee books {{1960s-story-collection-stub