A Kind of Loving is a 1962 British kitchen sink drama film directed by John Schlesinger, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Stan Barstow. It stars Alan Bates and June Ritchie as two lovers in early 1960s Lancashire. The photography was by Denys Coop, and the music by Ron Grainer. Filming locations included the towns of Preston, Blackburn, Bolton, Salford, Manchester, Radcliffe and St Anne's-on-Sea in the northwest of England. The film belongs to the British New Wave movement in film, and the related genre commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". The novel was later adapted into the 1982 television series A Kind of Loving. Plot summary Victor 'Vic' Brown (Bates) is a draughtsman in a Manchester factory who sleeps with a typist called Ingrid Rothwell (Ritchie) who also works there. She falls for him but he is less enamoured of her. When he learns he has made her pregnant Vic proposes marriage and the couple move in with Ingrid's protective, domineering mother, Mrs Rothwell (Thora Hird), who disapproves of the match. Ingrid has a miscarriage, Vic has regrets and comes home drunk. The couple then consider the possibility of making do with 'a kind of loving'. Cast Alan Bates as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown Thora Hird as Mrs. Rothwell June Ritchie as Ingrid Rothwell Bert Palmer as Mr. Geoffrey Brown Pat Keen as Christine Harris James Bolam as Jeff Jack Smethurst as Conroy Gwen Nelson as Mrs. Brown John Ronane as Draughtsman David Mahlowe as David Harris Patsy Rowlands as Dorothy Michael Deacon as Les Annette Robertson as Phoebe Fred Ferris as Althorpe Leonard Rossiter as Whymper Malcolm Patton as Jim Brown Harry Markham as Railwayman Peter Madden as Registrar David Cook as Draughtsman (uncredited) Joe Gladwin as Bus Conductor (uncredited) Norman Heyes as Laisterdyke (uncredited) Bryan Mosley as Bus Conductor (uncredited) Kathy Staff as Mrs Oliphant (uncredited) Reception It was the sixth most popular film at the British box office in 1962. Awards The film won the Golden Bear award at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival in 1962. References External links 1962 films 1962 drama films 1960s English-language films British black-and-white films British drama films Films directed by John Schlesinger Films based on British novels Films set in Manchester Films shot in Greater Manchester Golden Bear winners Social realism in film Films scored by Ron Grainer 1962 directorial debut films 1960s British films