Synopsis
Screenwriter Kay Mellor explores the legacy of Shelagh Delaney 's iconic play A Taste of Honey, 50 years after it first shocked and enthralled audiences in 1958. The programme reveals how, with its distinctive Northern voice, the play brought uncomfortable social taboos and working-class realities onto the London stage as never before. Through interviews with the original cast and archive material, it casts new light on the play's importance for British theatre and for society itself.
Monitor | Shelagh Delaney
Item in which Shelagh Delaney, twenty-one-year-old author of 'A Taste of Honey', looks at Salford, where she grew up and where the action of her plays takes place.
English File | A Taste of Honey: Part 3
Helen visits Jo at Geoff's request. All three end up arguing. Peter arrives and starts insulting Geoff. Helen asks Jo to go and live with her and Helen.