Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality

• John IrvinWriter
• John IrvinDirector

• Patrick AllenCommentator
• Anthony HopkinsWat Tyler
• Keith SkinnerRichard II
• Christopher LogueJohn Ball
• David MarkhamArchbishop of Sudbury
• Mike PrattJack Straw
• Edward FoxSir John Newton
• Guy DolemanMayor of London
• Norman GayCommissioner of Taxes
• Michael BrennanFather
• Eamonn BoyceCast
• Leon CollinsCast