Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.
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Eileen Atkins
Kitty Higdon
Known for
Cold Mountain
Robin Hood
Bernard Hill
Tom Higdon
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
John Shrapnel
Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
Known for
Gladiator
The 10th Kingdom
Thelma Whiteley
Mrs Eland
Also in
Shroud for a Nightingale
Testament of Youth
Nicola Cowper
Violet Potter
Also in
Devices and Desires
Underworld
Geoffrey Chater
Magistrate
Known for
if....
Endless Night
John Abineri
Farmer Fowler
Known for
Robin of Sherwood
Around the World in 80 Days
Henry Moxon
Frederick Starr
Known for
Threads
Peter Benson
Peggram
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The Shout
Robert Duncan
Casey
Also in
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Enemy at the Door
Maggie Riley
Mrs Philpot
Also in
Hazell
Assisted Living
Jon Laurimore
George Durbidge
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Wallander
Norman Stone Director · Elaine Morgan Writer
First release February 24, 1985 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 24, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
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