Character Relationship Map: Up the Junction

Characters

• Sylvie (played by Carol White) — protagonist
• Rube (played by Geraldine Sherman) — supporting
• Eileen (played by Vickery Turner) — supporting
• Terry (played by Michael Standing) — supporting
• Ron (played by Ray Barron) — supporting
• Dave (played by Tony Selby) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Eileen → Dave (Romantic Lovers)

  Dave is already married when he meets Eileen, but he and Eileen begin a romantic affair.

• Sylvie → Ron (Romantic Spouses)

  Sylvie marries Ron, but marital troubles later culminate in a public row.

• Terry → Rube (Romantic Lovers)

  Terry and Rube pair off, have sex at Rube's flat, continue their relationship after the abortion, and later grow apart.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ron → Dave (Alliance Acquaintance)

  Ron and Dave meet the women together as part of the three-man group.

• Terry → Dave (Alliance Acquaintance)

  Terry and Dave meet the women together with Ron at the pub.

• Terry → Ron (Alliance Acquaintance)

  Terry and Ron are among the three young men who meet the three women at the pub.

• Rube → Eileen (Social Friend)

  Rube and Eileen go to the pub together with Sylvie.

• Sylvie → Eileen (Social Friend)

  Sylvie and Eileen go out to a pub with Rube and later visit another pub together.

• Sylvie → Rube (Social Friend)

  Sylvie and Rube go to a pub together and later visit a pub with Eileen.

Story Analysis

The film follows interconnected working-class relationships as romance, pregnancy, marital conflict, death, crime, and loyalty reshape the lives of six young people.

Plot Progression

1. Pub Encounters And Pairings
2. Rube's Pregnancy Crisis
3. Love Under Pressure
4. Marriage And Public Conflict
5. Dave's Crime And Eileen's Loyalty