TV series · 1975
Days of Hope
First aired 11 September 1975 Drama TMDB ↗
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.
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Peter Kerrigan
as Peter
Paul Copley
as Ben Matthews
Alun Armstrong
as Billy Shepherd
Nikolas Simmonds
as Philip Hargreaves
Pamela Brighton
as Sarah Hargreaves
Gary Roberts
as Joel Barnett
Hughie Turner
as Tom Crisp
Melvin Thomas
as Ernest Bevin
Sarah Paget
as Sarah's Child
Ned Cohen
as Sarah's Child
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Edward Underdown
as John Pritchard
Margaretta Scott
as Mrs. Pritchard
John Phillips
as Josiah Wedgwood
Bernard Atha
as Vicar
Fred Feast
as Police Sergeant
Peter Russell
as Soldier on leave
Barry Stokes
as Army Officer
Helene Palmer
as Martha Matthews
Clifford Kershaw
as Tom Matthews
Charles Cork
as Army Captain