Leeds United!

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Leeds United!

1974

1h 56m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lynne Perrie

Mollie

Elizabeth Spriggs

Maggie

Lori Wells

Sadie

Stan Stennett

Joe Pike

Josie Lane

Annie

Bert Gaunt

Harry Gridley

Bernard Archard

Managing Director, Blacks

Stanley Meadows

Managing Director, Benthams

Peter Wallis

Fred Packer

Peter Cellier

Philip Stringer

Creative team

Directed by: Roy Battersby
Written by: Colin Welland
Produced by: Kenith Trodd

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