Is Waiting For Work on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: Waiting For Work
Director: Jack Ashley
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963
Cast: Colin Wills

Yes, Waiting For Work (1963) is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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Waiting For Work(1963)

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43m

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Synopsis

Politically passionate and one of the first working class reporters at the BBC, Jack Ashley wanted to show the suffering caused by high unemployment in Hartlepool. With no work, no prospects, and little money, Ashley asked how the unemployed reacted to their situation in an increasingly affluent society.