HARTLEPOOL 1963. DOCUMENTARY. WAITING FOR WORK. PART 1
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2011
- politically passionate Jack Ashley was one of the first working class reporters at the BBC. He wanted to show the suffering caused by high unemployment.
The documentary caused a storm.
Whilst making the film Jack Ashley stayed at the Grand Hotel, but he felt uncomfortable living in luxury while he interviewed people in poverty.
Instead, to get to know the community better, he moved in with a local shopkeeper, Leo Gillen.
The Gillen family were heavily involved in making the film. They had a social conscience and wanted both the poverty and the community spirit of Hartlepool to be shown.
When the documentary was shot Hartlepool's unemployment rate was one of the highest in the country.
The Macmillan government was under pressure to do something, and Jack Ashley believed his film, shown nationwide on the BBC, may have tipped the balance.
Lord Hailsham was appointed the new Minister for the North. But he wanted to transform the North into a tourism hot spot - in double quick time. Most of Hailsham's plans were eventually shelved, but he is credited with re-connecting the North East with the rest of Britain through multi-million pound transport projects like Teesside Airport.
The documentary brought Hartlepool's problems to a national audience.
One of the families featured in the film - the Coomers - claimed that they had to burn their furniture to keep warm. Their revelations about life on the breadline shocked and split the town. Some thought they shouldn't be washing their dirty linen in public.
But after the film's impact faded, Hartlepool carried on being a town with problems.
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I was 13 years old in 1963. I dont remember it being this bad. I loved Hartlepool, it's my home town and close to my heart.
4:22 That young lad in the stripey jacket is my dad...I was born 3 years later. Love ya Dad.
Rest in peace, Lord Ashley. (1922-2012)
Please, BBC, repeat this excellent documentary.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p053r2q1/waiting-for-work
As depressing as it seems it's still ten times better than it is now
Thanks for putting this on up Mick. hope you are doing well :)
Wish I was born back then people made the best of what they had 👍
they did.But unfortunately a family fell out over this film.It appears they didn't want the shame of their hardship broadcast.For example,quote unquote using their furniture for firewood?
Hmm.
I was there when Watson st and the market was where we got food. Back in 40's/to late '50's. Then in Army for a trade and gone. My first job was a stamper on plates in Rolling mill in South Durham. (Interesting)
The only problem with most people in West. was the lack of gumption to get out of there and work elsewhere.
I lived/worked. on motorwys ang gas piplines. GREAT money.
bred 3 kids in UK from .63 to emigrating to Aust in late '73.Never had a problem getting work. selected jobs I wanted. Bought a new build 3 bed home in '68.
Even NOW. Get out and find some work. Itt's always somewhere IF you willing.
Was that a young Frankie Baggs at 0.14? At 1.29 we see Victoria Terrace in a poor state, three years later it will be gone, and what stands on that site now, 50 years later? pretty much the rubble created by the demolition! Victoria Terrace was built in 1845 along with the Royal Hotel, forming Albert square, old town was built at the same time to house the navvies building the coal dock. Victoria Terrace was built to attract businesses to the new town, shops, pubs, butchers etc, the council wasted no time removing this piece of Hartlepools history and should hang their heads in shame
my father worked in the shipyard and couldn’t get a job ,we moved to Leicester in 1964 to work at English Electric along with quite a few other men and family’s very sad times
I came out of REME (Army) in Sept, '63. Got married. Had a job working on the new Motorways Which didn't exist in those days. LOTS of hrs and plenty of work. From them onto the 36in Gas Pipeline covering the country. Lived in caravan moving along on sites with other family's. Had a house built in '67 and paid it off in 12 months. (2.942 UKpounds) Emigrated to Aust in Sep't '73.Never looked back. The only people that didn't get jobs. Were the ones that didn't get off arses and look.I was NO different to anybody else in those days. There. with no dad. Just mum working in steelworks driving O'Head Magnet crane in Plate mills.
@@mackcarson6729aus comminist aint it
@@inkscape7641 No Mate. Just an 81 yr old family man that got off his arse and raised a family in several country's. Same as everybody else can.
Where YOU come from. Has no bearing on where/What you can become with your life. Believe me. If anything, It incentives you. Did me.
8:34 - Mrs West (nee Ford) is my Auntie Kath... Sadly, she is no longer with us.
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most of my ancestors worked there,i also worked in the stelworks from the age of 16 very dangerous & frightening,but why do hartlepool people always adopt this "grim up north" thing,it's almost like a monty python script(we where so poor we lived in a lake),those times had green fields lots of trees,& children where safe to wander,i also remember the christmases in lynn street smelling food & fruits,the roaring fire etc. & of course xmas eve & your stocking!(ru callun my xmas a puff?)
@@petercooke1515 that was 'nearly' funny peter.
there was & still is a few wooden headed men too!
especially this tough guy crap "wooden ships but iron men!"
it always has to come tough people & hard times when people talk about hartlepool!
you'd think we where talking about the wild west! there'll b plenty want it that way too!
still a great film!