The Luddites

The Luddites

51 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | June 23, 1988

In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.

The Luddites

51 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | June 23, 1988

The Luddites
In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.
Producers Thames Television
Original title The Luddites
Directors Richard Broad
Writers

Cast

Steven Alvey

as Henry Smith

Ray Armstrong

as Militia Sargent

Dicken Ashworth

as William Thorpe

David Becalick

as George Meller

Jim Bywater

as William Cartwright

Charles Collingwood

as David Ricardo

Jeannie Crowther

as Mrs Armitage

David Fleeshman

as Enoch Taylor

Stephen Frost

as William Hinchcliffe

Peter Geeves

as Poor Law Officer

John Graham

as Edward Baines

Alexander John

as Narrator

Norman Mann

as Surgeon

Anthony Milner

as William Horsfall

Henry Moxon

as Home Secretary

Victoria O'Keefe

as Anne Bamforth

Stephen Petcher

as Ben Walker

Neil Phillips

as John Bamforth

Joanna Phillips-Lane

as Mary Bamforth

John Ringham

as Joseph Radcliffe

Allan Surtees

as John Baines

Raymond Witch

as Prison Chaplin