Days of Hope - Jim Allen - Ken Loach - Part 4 1926 - (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.

4."1926: General Strike" 2 October 1975 135 minutes
The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.

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