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Actress's relief as group helps her come home

April 27, 2016 10:30
Adrienne Conway

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

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An actress who appeared in an iconic film about homelessness and was facing the same fate herself has been helped to find a new home by  Jewish charity.

Adrienne Conway appeared in the 1966 BBC television drama Cathy Come Home. It told the story of a young couple, Cathy and Reg, whose lives were turned upside down when Reg lost his job, leading to them being evicted and forced to face a life of poverty. Ms Conway played Reg's sister.

Last October she revealed that, nearing the age of 70, she was facing eviction from her rented flat and the prospect of homelessness.

"I was fighting so hard to be taken in somewhere but everyone was saying no," she explained.