The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Rory KinnearHenry Hunt
Maxine PeakeNellie
Pearce QuigleyJoshua
David MoorstJoseph
Rachel FinneganMary
Tom MeredithRobert
Simona BitmateEsther
Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
Karl JohnsonLord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Sam TroughtonMr Hobhouse
Roger SlomanMr GroutKenneth Hadley
Kenneth HadleyMr GolightlyExplore the crew
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Writer
- Mike Leigh
- Original Music Composer
- Gary Yershon
- Producer
- Georgina Lowe
- Editor
- Jon Gregory
- Director of Photography
- Dick Pope