Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Cop hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, an English civil war era rebel and a 1970s young man. Somehow they seem linked through an energy within the hill and an axe. Is history doomed to repeat itself or can loving another person free them?
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Stephen Petcher
Tom
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Lesley Dunlop
Jan
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David Rose
John Mackenzie
Alan Garner
Bernard Gallagher
Tom's Father
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Stella Tanner
Tom's Mother
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Ken Hutchison
Logan
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Andrew Byatt
Macey
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Charles Bolton
Thomas Rowley
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James Hazeldine
John Fowler
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Emma
Myra Frances
Madge Rowley
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John Mackenzie Director · Alan Garner Writer Phil Ryan Composer
First release January 17, 1978 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Birmingham
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BBC
Production
BBC Birmingham
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United Kingdom
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English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 17, 1978
TV · BBC One (Play for Today)
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United Kingdom
October 13, 2014 · Physical · DVD
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