
Plot
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
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Cast

Rory Kinnear
Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake
Nellie

Pearce Quigley
Joshua

David Moorst
Joseph

Rachel Finnegan
Mary

Tom Meredith
Robert

Simona Bitmate
Esther

Robert Wilfort
Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson
Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton
Mr Hobhouse

Roger Sloman
Mr Grout

Kenneth Hadley
Mr Golightly

Tom Edward-Kane
Mr Cobb

Lizzy McInnerny
Mrs Moss

Alastair Mackenzie
General Sir John Byng

Neil Bell
Samuel Bamford

Lisa Millett
Jemima Bamford

Philip Jackson
John Knight

John Paul Hurley
John Thacker Sexton

Tom Gill
Joseph Johnson

Lizzie Frain
Mrs Johnson

Harry Hepple
James Wroe

Ian Mercer
Dr Joseph Healey

Adam Long
Jack, Wroe's Printer

Nico Mirallegro
John Bagguley

Danny Kirrane
Samuel Drummond

Johnny Byrom
John Johnston

Victor McGuire
Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Stephen Wight
Oliver the Spy

Ryan Pope
Chippendale the Spy

Dorothy Atkinson
Singing Weaver

Tim McInnerny
Prince Regent

Marion Bailey
Lady Conyngham

Vincent Franklin
Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Jeff Rawle
Magistrate Rev Hay

Eileen Davies
Mrs. Mary Hay

Philip Whitchurch
Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

Martin Savage
Magistrate Norris

Al Weaver
Magistrate Hutton

David Bamber
Magistrate Rev Mallory

David Fielder
Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Fine Time Fontayne
Magistrate Clowes

Robert Gillespie
Magistrate Warmley

Jonathan Jaynes
Magistrate Tatton

Nicholas Lumley
Magistrate Rev Perryn

Shaun Prendergast
Magistrate Bolt

Alan Williams
Magistrate Marriott

Dorothy Duffy
Mary Fildes

Victoria Moseley
Susannah Saxton

Christine Bottomley
Female Reformer

Samantha Edwards
Female Reformer

Julie Hesmondhalgh
Female Reformer

Kate Rutter
Female Reformer

Katie West
Female Reformer

Joseph Kloska
Richard Carlile

Leo Bill
John Tyas

Brian Fletcher
Edward Baines

Gary Cargill
John Smith

Patrick Kennedy
Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

Guy Williams
Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

Ben Crompton
Tuke, the painter

Bryony Miller
Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Lee Boardman
Nadin's Constable

Steve Garti
Nadin's Constable

Leo Ashton
Young George

Alicia Turner
Young Sarah

Elsie Kirk
Baby Sarah

Florence Kirk
Baby Sarah

Darren Scott
Man Giving Directions

Michael Culkin
A Lord

Laura Elphinstone
Mill Worker

Julie Riley
Egg Seller

Kieran O'Brien
Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

Noreen Kershaw
Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

Jim English
Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

Adam Shaw
James Mahon, Coat Thief

Bob Goody
Outraged Reformer

Sam Graham
Potato Thrower

Tilly Vosburgh
Potato Thrower's Wife

David Hounslow
Man Drilling Reformers

Steve Huison
Stableman

Jeremy Todd
Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

Paul Bown
Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

Paul Popplewell
Mill Overseer

Moya Brady
Abusive Bystander

Jane Hazlegrove
Abusive Bystander

Hayley Jayne Standing
Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Kate O'Flynn
Chadderton Woman

Gerard Kearns
Chadderton Woman's Husband

John Branwell
Chadderton Woman's Father

Isla Nield
Chadderton Woman's Daughter

Philip Martin Brown
Angry Citizen

James Benson
Angry Citizen

Sidney Livingstone
Mr Buxton

David Walmsley
Magistrate's Messenger

James Dryden
Wigan Man

Bronwyn James
Wigan Man's Sister

Polly Hemingway
Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

Steve Cain
Passer-By

Sarah Crowden
Lady at Races

Miles Richardson
Gentleman at Races

Graham Seed
Gentleman at Races

Tim Barker
Vicar

Mark Ryan
Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Mark Sheals
Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Greenwood
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Malcolm Ridley
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Michael Cahill
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Alex McNally
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jonathan Oliver
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jimmy Fairhurst
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Kynman
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Nick Moss
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Dan Poole
Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

Tristram Davies
Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

Charlie Tighe
Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

Michael Chadwick
Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

Oliver Devoti
Soldier, 15th Hussars

Ian Davies
Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

Lee Bainbridge
Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

Dan Bottomley
Joshua Harrison, a Musician

Liam Gerrard
Jacob Flather, a Musician

Scott Haining
Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

Ian Conningham
Musician

James Dangerfield
Musician

Thomas Dyer-Blake
Musician

William Fox
Musician

Richard Glaves
Musician

David Heywood
Musician

Andrew Jarvis
Musician

Gary Mitchinson
Musician

Simon Nock
Musician

Jack Quarton
Musician

Andrew Roberts-Palmer
Musician

Steve Rollins
Musician

Hamish Rush
Musician

Gareth Williams
Musician

Dan Willis
Musician

Oliver Ashworth
Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

Tony Mooney
Swordsmith (uncredited)

Christopher McMullen
Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

Teresa Mahoney
Female Reformer (uncredited)

Mary West
Female Reformer (uncredited)

Jessie Vinning
Female Reformer (uncredited)

Eloise Henwood
Mill Child (uncredited)

Jason Lines
Constable (uncredited)

Rachel Davies
Pie Buyer

Robert Ryan
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