The Luddites
51m·Documentary, Drama, History
Directed by Richard Broad·1988
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetIn 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SSteven AlveyHenry Smith | Henry Smith |
| RRay ArmstrongMilitia Sargent | Militia Sargent |
| DDicken AshworthWilliam Thorpe | William Thorpe |
| DDavid BecalickGeorge Meller | George Meller |
| JJim BywaterWilliam Cartwright | William Cartwright |
 Charles CollingwoodDavid Ricardo | David Ricardo |
| JJeannie CrowtherMrs Armitage | Mrs Armitage |
 David FleeshmanEnoch Taylor | Enoch Taylor |
 Stephen FrostWilliam Hinchcliffe | William Hinchcliffe |
| PPeter GeevesPoor Law Officer | Poor Law Officer |
| JJohn GrahamEdward Baines | Edward Baines |
| AAlexander JohnNarrator | Narrator |
| NNorman MannSurgeon | Surgeon |
 Anthony MilnerWilliam Horsfall | William Horsfall |
| HHenry MoxonHome Secretary | Home Secretary |
 Victoria O'KeefeAnne Bamforth | Anne Bamforth |
| SStephen PetcherBen Walker | Ben Walker |
| NNeil PhillipsJohn Bamforth | John Bamforth |
| JJoanna Phillips-LaneMary Bamforth | Mary Bamforth |
| JJohn RinghamJoseph Radcliffe | Joseph Radcliffe |
 Allan SurteesJohn Baines | John Baines |
| RRaymond WitchPrison Chaplin | Prison Chaplin |