In Two Minds

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In Two Minds is a landmark 1967 British television drama by David Mercer that explored schizophrenia and mental health, later adapted into the film "Family Life."

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instanceOf British television film
television drama
television play
adaptationWriter David Mercer
adaptedAs Family Life
associatedWithMovement British social realist television drama
broadcastFormat black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Ken Loach
examines impact of psychiatric diagnosis on family life
social context of mental illness in 1960s Britain
filmingStyle documentary-style realism
firstBroadcastAs episode of The Wednesday Play
genre drama
psychological drama
social realism
hasAdaptation Family Life
hasCriticalReputation landmark work in British television drama
influenced Family Life
mainTheme family conflict
mental health
psychiatric treatment
schizophrenia
notableFor early realistic portrayal of schizophrenia on British television
influential depiction of mental health issues
originalBroadcastDate 1967-03-01
originalChannel BBC1
linked to: BBC One
originalLanguage English
originalMedium television
originalNetwork BBC One
originalReleaseYear 1967
partOfSeries The Wednesday Play
portrays family dynamics around mental illness
institutional psychiatry
producer Tony Garnett
productionCompany BBC
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter David Mercer
setting contemporary Britain
starred Anna Cropper
James Bolam
Stephen Rea
Yootha Joyce
subjectMatter young woman diagnosed with schizophrenia
writer David Mercer

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The Wednesday Play notableEpisode In Two Minds
David Mercer notableWork In Two Minds