Days of Hope
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.2
Released
9/11/1975
Duration
1h 30m
Genre
Drama
Country
United States
Cast
Paul Copley, Pamela Brighton, Nikolas Simmonds
Overview
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.
Days of Hope
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.2Released
9/11/1975
Genre
Drama
Cast
Paul Copley, Pamela Brighton, Nikolas Simmonds
Duration
1h 30m
Country
United States
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1Available1916: Joining Up
Ben Matthews enlists in the army and ends up serving in Ireland, where there is resistance to British rule. His sister's husband Philip Hargreaves is sentenced to death as a conscientious objector but is given a last-minute reprieve.
1916: Joining Up
Ben Matthews enlists in the army and ends up serving in Ireland, where there is resistance to British rule. His sister's husband Philip Hargreaves is sentenced to death as a conscientious objector but is given a last-minute reprieve.
EP 2Available1921
During the coal lock-out in 1921, Ben's army unit is redeployed from Ireland to police the dispute in County Durham. Ben deserts the army and is sheltered by a miner named Joel. He begins a relationship with his eldest daughter. When donations of food from Liverpool is intercepted by the police and the army, the miners revolt and take some soldiers hostage. Joel and his comrades then make demands on the pit owner, Mr. Pitchard.
1921
During the coal lock-out in 1921, Ben's army unit is redeployed from Ireland to police the dispute in County Durham. Ben deserts the army and is sheltered by a miner named Joel. He begins a relationship with his eldest daughter. When donations of food from Liverpool is intercepted by the police and the army, the miners revolt and take some soldiers hostage. Joel and his comrades then make demands on the pit owner, Mr. Pitchard.
EP 3Available1924
Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a Labour MP.
1924
Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a Labour MP.
EP 4Available1926: General Strike
The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.
1926: General Strike
The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.
Cast
Ben Matthews
Paul Copley
Sarah Hargreaves
Pamela Brighton
Philip Hargreaves
Nikolas Simmonds
Joel Barnett
Gary Roberts
Billy Shepherd
Alun Armstrong
Tom Crisp
Hughie Turner
Ernest Bevin
Melvin Thomas
Peter
Peter Kerrigan
Sarah's Child
Sarah Paget
Sarah's Child
