Days of Hope - Jim Allen - Ken Loach - Part 2 1921 - (1975)

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.

2."1921" 18 September 1975 100 minutes
Ben deserts from the army and joins the Durham miners in their fight against wage
reductions. Ben and other miners are arrested.

Cast[edit]
Paul Copley as Ben Matthews
Pamela Brighton as Sarah Hargreaves
Nikolas Simmonds as Philip Hargreaves
Alun Armstrong as Billy Shepherd
Clifford Kershaw as Tom Matthews
Helene Palmer as Martha Matthews
Gary Roberts as Joel Barnett
Jean Spence as May Barnett
Christine Anderson as Jenny Barnett
John Phillips as Josiah Wedgwood
Stephen Rea as Reporter