When the Bough Breaks (1971)
1h 15m
Running Time
May 6, 1971Release Date
When the Bough Breaks (1971)
1h 15m
Running Time
May 6, 1971Release Date
Plot.
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.
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Cast & Crew.

Hannah Gordon
Margaret Ashdown

Cheryl Kennedy
Sheila Gosse

Cheryl Kennedy
Sheila Gosse

Neil McCarthy
Eddie Gosse

Donald Burton
Dr. Cunningham

Edith MacArthur
Audrey Campbell

Donald Burton
Dr. Cunningham

Griffith Davies
George Standish

Mark Parr
Timmy Gosse

Ysanne Churchman
Sister Thompson

Ruth Kettlewell
Sister Potts

Margaret Elliot
Receptionist

Andrew Neil
Alec Foster

Jumoke Debayo
Nurse

Isla Cameron
Switchboard operator
