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.
Cast
Rory KinnearHenry Hunt 
Maxine PeakeNellie 
Pearce QuigleyJoshua 
David MoorstJoseph 
Rachel FinneganMary 
Tom MeredithRobert 
Simona BitmateEsther 
Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime Minister 
Karl JohnsonLord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary 
Sam TroughtonMr Hobhouse 
Roger SlomanMr Grout 
Kenneth HadleyMr Golightly 
Tom Edward-KaneMr Cobb 
Lizzy McInnernyMrs Moss 
Alastair MackenzieGeneral Sir John Byng 
Neil BellSamuel Bamford
If you liked this
