Editing Clapham Common (section)

== In popular culture ==

*Writer and journalist [[Graham Greene]], who lived at Clapham Common North Side, set his 1951 novel ''[[The End of the Affair]]'' in and around the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Graham Greene {{!}} Writer {{!}} Blue Plaques |url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/GrahamGreene/ |website=English Heritage}}</ref> The location is also referenced in the [[The End of the Affair (1999 film)|1999 film adaptation]] of the book.<ref>{{cite news |last=French |first=Philip |title=The End of the Affair review – bitter and twisting |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/13/philipfrench |work=The Guardian |date=13 February 2000}}</ref>

*The common is mentioned in the 1963 novel ''[[Up the Junction]]'' by [[Nell Dunn]].<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN9781582430669| title=Up the Junction | author=Nell Dunn| publisher=Basic Books| year=1963| page=52 | isbn=978-1-58243-066-9}}</ref>

*The "... windy common" appears in the lyrics of the 1979 song also titled "[[Up the Junction (song)|Up the Junction]]" by [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]. The title was inspired by the 1965   [[Up the Junction (The Wednesday Play)|BBC TV adaptation]] of Nell Dunn's book and directed by [[Ken Loach]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyd |first=Brian |title=Squeeze Side Story |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/squeeze-side-story-1.127347 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=23 January 1998 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |title=Squeeze: how we made Up the Junction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/05/how-we-made-up-the-junction-squeeze |work=The Guardian |date=5 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Squeeze – Up the Junction |url=https://genius.com/Squeeze-up-the-junction-lyrics |website=genius.com}}</ref>

*The area is a backdrop in the 1985 film ''[[The Good Father]]'' starring [[Anthony Hopkins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Good Father (1985) |url=https://www.volta.ie/#!/browse/film/2107/the-good-father |website=Volta |language=en}}</ref>

*Clapham Common is featured in a 1989 episode of ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' TV series titled ''[[The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (short story)|The Adventure of the Clapham Cook]]'', adapted from an [[Agatha Christie]] short story.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Adventure of the Clapham Cook by Agatha Christie |url=https://www.agathachristie.com/en/stories/the-adventure-of-the-clapham-cook |website=agathachristie.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.itv.com/watch/agatha-christies-poirot/L0830/L0830a0001 Agatha Christie's Poirot - Series 1: Episode 1 - ITV.com</ref>