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Jo is an awkward, shy 17-year-old girl living with her promiscuous alcoholic mother, Helen. Desperately longing to simply be loved, when her mother's latest "romance" drives Jo out of their apartment, she spends the night with a black sailor on a brief shore leave. But when Jo's mother abandons her to move in with her latest lover, Jo finds a job and a room for herself, meets Geoffrey, a shy and lonely homosexual, and allows him to share her flat. When she discovers that she is pregnant with the sailor's child, Geoffrey, grateful for her friendship, looks after her, even offering marriage. Their brief taste of happiness is short-lived for Jo's fickle and domineering mother, her own romantic hopes dashed, appears on the scene, determined to drive the gentle Geoffrey from the flat and take over the care of her daughter, rearranging everything to suit herself

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[Mariocake111]

I have been looking for this film for years off and on, thanks for posting. Great film.

[nmlt5398]

Philip Larkin was right. : "They fuck you up your mum and dad..." What a complete cow Jo's mum was in this story, but because she was her mum Jo simply didn't have the courage to cut her out of her life so she could escape and be happy. Misplaced trust and loyalty is always seized on by manipulating, dominating needy parasites, especially when it's in a parent/child context. Wonderful film - sad message.

[dreamvue1]

I found out about this movie by listening to a song by The Smiths - "This Night has Opened My Eyes" based on A Taste of Honey. Wow. Great movie and great song, though I am not fond of the ending. I've read that this play or movie is about racial issues, and a heartless drunk of a mother, but I find it's more about Jo and her friendship with Geoffrey and her unwillingness to end a toxic situation with her mom. We are a victim only to the bad choices we make. Thank you Elidor for posting!

[robrichpo]

Thanks for sharing, Elidor. I've been reading about this film and I am glad to come across it here in YouTube.

[viv85021]

Brill !! Thankyou Elidor for sharing ! never seen this since the 60s iam now 66 ! again brill !

[xzyza2000]

I like that kinda Brit accent!!!

[Eddyisgreat]

I'm gonna have a black baby.

Wutchya gone do about it, mum?

[carmenjones411]

Geoff, actually left because he saw that the constant bickering between him and the Mother would have not been good for Jo, Jo would have been split in half if they all 3 stayed together.

[kallador1]

Fantastic production. I love Delaney.