Peterloo
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.
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Genre: History
Director: Dan Channing-Williams, Frank Macpherson, Heather Storr, Mike Leigh, Sophie Freeman
Actors: David Moorst, Karl Johnson, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, Rachel Finnegan, Robert Wilfort, Rory Kinnear, Sam Troughton, Simona Bitmate, Tom Meredith