Very much part of the harsh kitchen sink drama school of British film and play that was around in the 1960s; Loach's film focuses on a young mother whose piggish husband has been sent to jail. With him away she starts up a relationship with his mate, a fellow criminal, but a far more sensitive, caring man. Inevitably he to is nicked and she finds herself drifting in and out of relationships, and work, while trying to care for her young child. "Poor Cow" is not deemed one of Loach's best films and the at times relentlessly depressing nature of the story, devoid as it is of any humour, can make it difficult, but it's still an interesting picture.