supporters." However, Ken Loach has said that despite the public outcry following the play, it had little practical effect in reducing homelessness other than changing rules so that homeless fathers could stay with their wives and children in hostels. Indeed, housing policy was only considerably reformed over a decade later with the passing of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. Home media In 2003 the play was released on VHS and DVD by the British Film Institute with an audio commentary by Loach, and original production documentation (the BFI has screened the play on numerous occasions, including in a 2011 Ken Loach film festival). In 2011 the play was re-released on DVD by 2 Entertain with audio commentary by Loach. Along with other Loach films, it is available to watch on Loach's YouTube channel. It is also available as a special feature on the 2011 Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release of Kes, another Ken Loach film. Theatrical adaptation To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the film, a theatrical adaptation of Cathy Come Home was staged at the Barbican Theatre in 2016. It starred Elle Payne as Cathy and Denholm Spurr as Reg. References External links Cathy Come Home at the Museum of Broadcast Communications 1966 television films 1966 films 1966 television plays BBC television dramas British docudrama films Films about homelessness Homelessness in the United Kingdom Social realism Films directed by Ken Loach Black-and-white British television shows English-language television shows November 1966 events in the United Kingdom 1960s British films