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The Burston Rebellion

Drama | History

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Release Date

February 24, 1985

Duration

87 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Eileen Atkins

Kitty Higdon

Eileen Atkins

Bernard Hill

Tom Higdon

Bernard Hill

John Shrapnel

Rev. Charles Tucker Eland

John Shrapnel

Thelma Whiteley

Mrs Eland

Thelma Whiteley

Nicola Cowper

Violet Potter

Nicola Cowper

Geoffrey Chater

Magistrate

Geoffrey Chater

John Abineri

Farmer Fowler

John Abineri

Henry Moxon

Frederick Starr

Henry Moxon

Peter Benson

Peggram

Peter Benson

Robert Duncan

Casey

Robert Duncan

Maggie Riley

Mrs Philpot

Maggie Riley

Jon Laurimore

George Durbidge

Jon Laurimore

Norman Jones

Walter Garnham

Norman Jones

John Gleeson

John Potter

John Gleeson

Peter Whitbread

Noah Sandy

Peter Whitbread

Alan Mason

John Aldrich

Alan Mason

Linda Roberts

Thirza Moore

Linda Roberts

Peter Tuddenham

Clerk of Courts

Peter Tuddenham

Norman Fisher

Labourer

Norman Fisher

Alexandra Boyd

Marjory Ling

Alexandra Boyd

Helen Bugdale

Sabina Durbidge

Helen Bugdale

Richard Gallop

Willie Sprunt

Richard Gallop

Ian Latham

Jack Mullinger

Ian Latham

Lusha Kellgren

Ethel Cummings

Lusha Kellgren

Lynne Radford

Gertie Stearner

Lynne Radford

Frank Mills

Farmer Edwards

Frank Mills