An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and epic.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Rory KinnearHenry Hunt
- Maxine PeakeNellie
- Pearce QuigleyJoshua
- David MoorstJoseph
- Rachel FinneganMary
- Tom MeredithRobert
- Simona BitmateEsther
- Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
- Karl JohnsonLord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
- Sam TroughtonMr Hobhouse
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- Mike LeighDirector
- Mike LeighWriter
- Dick PopeDirector of Photography
- Gary YershonOriginal Music Composer
- Jon GregoryEditor
- Georgina LoweProducer
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