Peterloo

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Peterloo

2018

2h 34m

6.8(147 votes)

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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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149 members

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Rory Kinnear

Henry Hunt

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Maxine Peake

Nellie

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Pearce Quigley

Joshua

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David Moorst

Joseph

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Rachel Finnegan

Mary

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Tom Meredith

Robert

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Simona Bitmate

Esther

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Robert Wilfort

Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

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Karl Johnson

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

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Sam Troughton

Mr Hobhouse

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Roger Sloman

Mr Grout

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Kenneth Hadley

Mr Golightly

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Tom Edward-Kane

Mr Cobb

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Lizzy McInnerny

Mrs Moss

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Alastair Mackenzie

General Sir John Byng

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Neil Bell

Samuel Bamford

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Lisa Millett

Jemima Bamford

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Philip Jackson

John Knight

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John Paul Hurley

John Thacker Sexton

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Tom Gill

Joseph Johnson

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Lizzie Frain

Mrs Johnson

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Harry Hepple

James Wroe

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Ian Mercer

Dr Joseph Healey

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Adam Long

Jack, Wroe's Printer

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Nico Mirallegro

John Bagguley

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Danny Kirrane

Samuel Drummond

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Johnny Byrom

John Johnston

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Victor McGuire

Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

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Stephen Wight

Oliver the Spy

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Ryan Pope

Chippendale the Spy

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Dorothy Atkinson

Singing Weaver

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Tim McInnerny

Prince Regent

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Marion Bailey

Lady Conyngham

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Vincent Franklin

Magistrate Rev Ethelston

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Jeff Rawle

Magistrate Rev Hay

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Eileen Davies

Mrs. Mary Hay

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Philip Whitchurch

Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

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Martin Savage

Magistrate Norris

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Al Weaver

Magistrate Hutton

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David Bamber

Magistrate Rev Mallory

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David Fielder

Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

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Fine Time Fontayne

Magistrate Clowes

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Robert Gillespie

Magistrate Warmley

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Jonathan Jaynes

Magistrate Tatton

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Nicholas Lumley

Magistrate Rev Perryn

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Shaun Prendergast

Magistrate Bolt

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Alan Williams

Magistrate Marriott

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Dorothy Duffy

Mary Fildes

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Victoria Moseley

Susannah Saxton

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Christine Bottomley

Female Reformer

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Samantha Edwards

Female Reformer

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Julie Hesmondhalgh

Female Reformer

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Kate Rutter

Female Reformer

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Katie West

Female Reformer

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Joseph Kloska

Richard Carlile

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Leo Bill

John Tyas

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Brian Fletcher

Edward Baines

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Gary Cargill

John Smith

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Patrick Kennedy

Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

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Guy Williams

Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

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Ben Crompton

Tuke, the painter

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Bryony Miller

Bessie, Johnson's Servant

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Lee Boardman

Nadin's Constable

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Steve Garti

Nadin's Constable

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Leo Ashton

Young George

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Alicia Turner

Young Sarah

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Elsie Kirk

Baby Sarah

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Florence Kirk

Baby Sarah

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Darren Scott

Man Giving Directions

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Michael Culkin

A Lord

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Laura Elphinstone

Mill Worker

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Julie Riley

Egg Seller

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Kieran O'Brien

Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

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Noreen Kershaw

Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

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Jim English

Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

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Adam Shaw

James Mahon, Coat Thief

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Bob Goody

Outraged Reformer

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Sam Graham

Potato Thrower

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Tilly Vosburgh

Potato Thrower's Wife

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David Hounslow

Man Drilling Reformers

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Steve Huison

Stableman

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Jeremy Todd

Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

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Paul Bown

Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

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Paul Popplewell

Mill Overseer

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Moya Brady

Abusive Bystander

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Jane Hazlegrove

Abusive Bystander

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Hayley Jayne Standing

Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

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Kate O'Flynn

Chadderton Woman

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Gerard Kearns

Chadderton Woman's Husband

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John Branwell

Chadderton Woman's Father

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Isla Nield

Chadderton Woman's Daughter

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Philip Martin Brown

Angry Citizen

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James Benson

Angry Citizen

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Sidney Livingstone

Mr Buxton

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David Walmsley

Magistrate's Messenger

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James Dryden

Wigan Man

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Bronwyn James

Wigan Man's Sister

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Polly Hemingway

Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

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Steve Cain

Passer-By

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Sarah Crowden

Lady at Races

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Miles Richardson

Gentleman at Races

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Graham Seed

Gentleman at Races

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Tim Barker

Vicar

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Mark Ryan

Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Mark Sheals

Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Paul Greenwood

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Malcolm Ridley

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Michael Cahill

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Alex McNally

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Jonathan Oliver

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Jimmy Fairhurst

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Paul Kynman

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Nick Moss

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

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Dan Poole

Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

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Tristram Davies

Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

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Charlie Tighe

Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

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Michael Chadwick

Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

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Oliver Devoti

Soldier, 15th Hussars

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Ian Davies

Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

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Lee Bainbridge

Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

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Dan Bottomley

Joshua Harrison, a Musician

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Liam Gerrard

Jacob Flather, a Musician

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Scott Haining

Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

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Ian Conningham

Musician

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James Dangerfield

Musician

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Thomas Dyer-Blake

Musician

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William Fox

Musician

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Richard Glaves

Musician

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David Heywood

Musician

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Andrew Jarvis

Musician

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Gary Mitchinson

Musician

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Simon Nock

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Jack Quarton

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Andrew Roberts-Palmer

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Steve Rollins

Musician

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Hamish Rush

Musician

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Gareth Williams

Musician

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Dan Willis

Musician

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Oliver Ashworth

Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

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Tony Mooney

Swordsmith (uncredited)

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Christopher McMullen

Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

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Teresa Mahoney

Female Reformer (uncredited)

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Mary West

Female Reformer (uncredited)

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Jessie Vinning

Female Reformer (uncredited)

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Eloise Henwood

Mill Child (uncredited)

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Rachel Davies

Pie Buyer

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Robert Ryan

Citizen #2

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Finley Howard

Mill Child (uncredited)

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Karl Farrer

Lord (uncredited)

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