23 June 1988 Drama, History, Factual 51 mins
In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.
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Steven Alvey as Henry Smith
Ray Armstrong as Militia Sargent
Dicken Ashworth as William Thorpe
David Becalick as George Meller
Jim Bywater as William Cartwright
Charles Collingwood as David Ricardo
Jeannie Crowther as Mrs Armitage
David Fleeshman as Enoch Taylor
Stephen Frost as William Hinchcliffe
Peter Geeves as Poor Law Officer
John Graham as Edward Baines
Alexander John as Narrator
Norman Mann as Surgeon
Anthony Milner as William Horsfall
Henry Moxon as Home Secretary
Victoria O'Keefe as Anne Bamforth
Richard Broad Director
Taylor Downing Producer
Simon Kosoff Cinematography
Julia Lisney Casting
United Kingdom 23 June 1988
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