The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman StoneDirector
- Elaine MorganWriter
Cast
- Eileen AtkinsKitty Higdon
- Bernard HillTom Higdon
- John ShrapnelRev. Charles Tucker Eland
- Thelma WhiteleyMrs Eland
- Nicola CowperViolet Potter
- Geoffrey ChaterMagistrate
- John AbineriFarmer Fowler
- Henry MoxonFrederick Starr
- Peter BensonPeggram
- Robert DuncanCasey
- Maggie RileyMrs Philpot
- Jon LaurimoreGeorge Durbidge