Days of Hope (1975)
Days of Hope (1975)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Paul Copley
Ben Matthews

Pamela Brighton
Sarah Hargreaves

Nikolas Simmonds
Philip Hargreaves

Gary Roberts
Joel Barnett

Alun Armstrong
Billy Shepherd

Hughie Turner
Tom Crisp

Melvin Thomas
Ernest Bevin

Peter Kerrigan
Peter

Sarah Paget
Sarah's Child

Hugh Turner
Tom Crisp

Ned Cohen
Sarah's Child

Ken Loach
Director

Jim Allen
Writer

Roger Waugh
Editor

Tony Garnett
Producer

Marc Wilkinson
Original Music Composer

Martin Johnson
Production Design

Sally Nieper
Costume Design

John Else
Director of Photography

Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography

Dave King
Assistant Camera

Eileen Mair
Makeup Artist

Gill Hughes
Makeup Artist

Monica Ludkin
Makeup Artist

Joan Barrett
Makeup Artist

Elizabeth Small
Unit Production Manager

Raymond Day
Production Assistant

Alex Gohar
Production Assistant

David Boulton
Researcher

Bill Craske
Production Assistant

John Black
Production Assistant

Andrew Boulton
Sound Recordist / Sound

Andrew Johnston
Sound Editor

Ron Edmonds
Sound Mixer

Geoff Tookey
Sound Recordist

Stan Morcom
Sound Mixer

Bill Shapter
Sound Editor

Helene Palmer
Martha Matthews

Clifford Kershaw
Tom Matthews

Peter Russell
Soldier on leave

Fred Feast
Police Sergeant

Bernard Atha
Vicar

Norman Tyrrell
George Lansbury

John Rolls
Magistrate

Ted Carroll
Old Soldier

Charles Cork
Army Captain

Margaret Heery
Woman at the N.C.F. office

Robert Booth
Vicar at the N.C.F. office

Peter Armitage
Conscientious objector in France

Ian East
Conscientious objector in France

Dominic Allan
Major in France

Robin Scobey
Adjutant in France

Ian Munro
Sergeant in France

David Neville
Army Captain in Ireland

Martin Skinner
Soldier in Ireland

Duggie Brown
Soldier in Ireland

Jimmy Coleman
Soldier in Ireland

Hal Nolan
Soldier in Ireland

Triona O'Donnell
Girl in Ireland

John Metcalf
Boy in Ireland

Olga Grahame
Woman at N.C.F. Meeting (uncredited)

Jean Spence
May Barnett

Christine Anderson
Jenny Barnett

Ernie Mack
Bassett

Tommy Buller
Coal Merchant

Edward Underdown
John Pritchard

Margaretta Scott
Mrs. Pritchard

Edward Sivell
Police Sergeant

Max Stewart
Police Sergeant

Edwin Brown
Pit Manager

Barry Stokes
Army Officer

Freddie Clemson
Army Sergeant

Joey Kaye
Lorry Driver

Brian Hawksley
Prison Chaplain

Bert King
Prison Warder

Patrick Barr
Mr. Harrington

Eric French
Shop Steward

George Howard
Shop Steward

Stephen Rea
Reporter

Herbert Cooper
Herbert

John Phillips
Josiah Wedgwood

Richard Marner
Suslov

Russell Waters
J.H. Thomas

Neil Seiler
Arthur Pugh

Brian Harrison
Alfred Purcell

Alan Snell

Jimmy Rushton
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 11, 1975
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
family relationships
miniseries
working class
coal mining
1920s
1910s
Miniseries
Wiki.
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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