Peterloo

Peterloo

154 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 2018

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.

Peterloo

154 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 2018

Peterloo
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Film4 Productions, British Film Institute, Thin Man Films, BFI Film Fund, Amazon Studios
Original title Peterloo
Directors Frank Macpherson, Sophie Freeman, Heather Storr, Dan Channing-Williams, Mike Leigh
Writers Mike Leigh

Cast

Rory Kinnear

as Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake

as Nellie

Pearce Quigley

as Joshua

David Moorst

as Joseph

Rachel Finnegan

as Mary

Tom Meredith

as Robert

Simona Bitmate

as Esther

Robert Wilfort

as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson

as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton

as Mr Hobhouse

Roger Sloman

as Mr Grout

Kenneth Hadley

as Mr Golightly

Tom Edward-Kane

as Mr Cobb

Lizzy McInnerny

as Mrs Moss

Alastair Mackenzie

as General Sir John Byng

Neil Bell

as Samuel Bamford

Lisa Millett

as Jemima Bamford

Philip Jackson

as John Knight

John Paul Hurley

as John Thacker Sexton

Tom Gill

as Joseph Johnson

Lizzie Frain

as Mrs Johnson

Harry Hepple

as James Wroe

Ian Mercer

as Dr Joseph Healey

Adam Long

as Jack, Wroe's Printer

Nico Mirallegro

as John Bagguley

Danny Kirrane

as Samuel Drummond

Johnny Byrom

as John Johnston

Victor McGuire

as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Stephen Wight

as Oliver the Spy

Ryan Pope

as Chippendale the Spy

Dorothy Atkinson

as Singing Weaver

Tim McInnerny

as Prince Regent

Marion Bailey

as Lady Conyngham

Vincent Franklin

as Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Jeff Rawle

as Magistrate Rev Hay

Eileen Davies

as Mrs. Mary Hay

Philip Whitchurch

as Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

Martin Savage

as Magistrate Norris

Al Weaver

as Magistrate Hutton

David Bamber

as Magistrate Rev Mallory

David Fielder

as Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Fine Time Fontayne

as Magistrate Clowes

Robert Gillespie

as Magistrate Warmley

Jonathan Jaynes

as Magistrate Tatton

Nicholas Lumley

as Magistrate Rev Perryn

Shaun Prendergast

as Magistrate Bolt

Alan Williams

as Magistrate Marriott

Dorothy Duffy

as Mary Fildes

Victoria Moseley

as Susannah Saxton

Christine Bottomley

as Female Reformer

Samantha Edwards

as Female Reformer

Julie Hesmondhalgh

as Female Reformer

Kate Rutter

as Female Reformer

Katie West

as Female Reformer

Joseph Kloska

as Richard Carlile

Leo Bill

as John Tyas

Brian Fletcher

as Edward Baines

Gary Cargill

as John Smith

Patrick Kennedy

as Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

Ben Crompton

as Tuke, the painter

Bryony Miller

as Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Lee Boardman

as Nadin's Constable

Steve Garti

as Nadin's Constable

Leo Ashton

as Young George

Alicia Turner

as Young Sarah

Elsie Kirk

as Baby Sarah

Florence Kirk

as Baby Sarah

Darren Scott

as Man Giving Directions

Michael Culkin

as A Lord

Laura Elphinstone

as Mill Worker

Julie Riley

as Egg Seller

Kieran O'Brien

as Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

Noreen Kershaw

as Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

Jim English

as Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

Adam Shaw

as James Mahon, Coat Thief

Bob Goody

as Outraged Reformer

Sam Graham

as Potato Thrower

Tilly Vosburgh

as Potato Thrower's Wife

David Hounslow

as Man Drilling Reformers

Steve Huison

as Stableman

Jeremy Todd

as Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

Paul Bown

as Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

Paul Popplewell

as Mill Overseer

Moya Brady

as Abusive Bystander

Jane Hazlegrove

as Abusive Bystander

Hayley Jayne Standing

as Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Kate O'Flynn

as Chadderton Woman

Gerard Kearns

as Chadderton Woman's Husband

John Branwell

as Chadderton Woman's Father

Isla Nield

as Chadderton Woman's Daughter

Philip Martin Brown

as Angry Citizen

James Benson

as Angry Citizen

Sidney Livingstone

as Mr Buxton

David Walmsley

as Magistrate's Messenger

James Dryden

as Wigan Man

Bronwyn James

as Wigan Man's Sister

Polly Hemingway

as Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

Steve Cain

as Passer-By

Sarah Crowden

as Lady at Races

Miles Richardson

as Gentleman at Races

Graham Seed

as Gentleman at Races

Tim Barker

as Vicar

Mark Ryan

as Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Mark Sheals

as Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Greenwood

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Malcolm Ridley

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Michael Cahill

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Alex McNally

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jonathan Oliver

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jimmy Fairhurst

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Kynman

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Nick Moss

as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Dan Poole

as Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

Tristram Davies

as Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

Charlie Tighe

as Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

Michael Chadwick

as Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

Oliver Devoti

as Soldier, 15th Hussars

Ian Davies

as Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

Lee Bainbridge

as Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

Dan Bottomley

as Joshua Harrison, a Musician

Liam Gerrard

as Jacob Flather, a Musician

Scott Haining

as Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

Ian Conningham

as Musician

James Dangerfield

as Musician

Thomas Dyer-Blake

as Musician

William Fox

as Musician

Richard Glaves

as Musician

David Heywood

as Musician

Andrew Jarvis

as Musician

Gary Mitchinson

as Musician

Simon Nock

as Musician

Jack Quarton

as Musician

Andrew Roberts-Palmer

as Musician

Steve Rollins

as Musician

Hamish Rush

as Musician

Gareth Williams

as Musician

Dan Willis

as Musician

Oliver Ashworth

as Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

Tony Mooney

as Swordsmith (uncredited)

Christopher McMullen

as Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

Teresa Mahoney

as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Mary West

as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Jessie Vinning

as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Eloise Henwood

as Mill Child (uncredited)

Jason Lines

as Constable (uncredited)

Rachel Davies

as Pie Buyer