Up the Junction (song) and the subsequent 1968 movie version. The film had a soundtrack by Manfred Mann, and a song by them, also called "Up the Junction" Although Squeeze's song is not derived, it includes several parallels to the drama: Chris Difford wrote the lyrics in New Orleans while Squeeze were on tour. Difford passed the lyrics to Glenn Tilbrook who then wrote the music. The song is known for its use of half-rhymes, such as "ready" and "telly" or "kitchen" and "missing". The title is not sung until the final line. Difford has been quoted as saying that he took the lead
Up the Junction (The Wednesday Play) UK. Tony Garnett, whose work on the project was more extensive than his formal brief as story editor, commented in 2013 about the "very, very personal" nature of this play. When Garnett was a child, his mother had died following a back-street abortion, and his father committed suicide less than a month later. A film version based on Dunn's original short stories was released in 1968. In 2011, the television play was included in the 6 DVD box set, "Ken Loach at the BBC". Up the Junction (The Wednesday Play) Up the Junction is an episode of the BBC anthology