A working-class girl learns to speak and accidentally learns to think.
Presentation of Arnold Wesker's play of the 1950s. A young girl returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been educated in cultural and political matters by her boyfriend Ronnie. Through trying to pass on what she has learned, she discovers her own voice and views.
Acting
Jane Horrocks' transformation from parrot to person is devastating.
Writing
Wesker's dialogue builds like a pressure cooker with no release valve.
Direction
Simon Curtis lets silences do the screaming.
Director
Simon Curtis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Wesker's 'Wesker Trilogy,' this TV film preserves a pivotal moment in British working-class theatre rarely captured on screen.
Jane Horrocks was 28 playing 21; her physical transformation from gawky mimic to grounded woman took six weeks of voice work.
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