Days of Hope (1975)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1975-09-11
Last Air Date: 1975-10-02
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Paul Copley as Ben Matthews
- Pamela Brighton as Sarah Hargreaves
- Nikolas Simmonds as Philip Hargreaves
- Gary Roberts as Joel Barnett
- Alun Armstrong as Billy Shepherd
- Hughie Turner as Tom Crisp
- Melvin Thomas as Ernest Bevin
- Peter Kerrigan as Peter
- Sarah Paget as Sarah's Child
- Ned Cohen as Sarah's Child
Seasons
Miniseries (1975)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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Ep. 3: 1924
Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a Labour MP.
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Ep. 4: 1926: General Strike
The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.
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