Days of Hope

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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.

Cast

Paul Copley

Ben Matthews

P

Pamela Brighton

Sarah Hargreaves

N

Nikolas Simmonds

Philip Hargreaves

G

Gary Roberts

Joel Barnett

Alun Armstrong

Billy Shepherd

H

Hughie Turner

Tom Crisp

M

Melvin Thomas

Ernest Bevin

Peter Kerrigan

Peter

S

Sarah Paget

Sarah's Child

N

Ned Cohen

Sarah's Child

Other works by Jim Allen

The Gathering Seed

1983