When the Bough Breaks (1971)
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.
Director: James Ferman
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Hannah Gordon as Margaret Ashdown |
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Cheryl Kennedy as Sheila Gosse |
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Neil McCarthy as Eddie Gosse |
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Donald Burton as Dr. Cunningham |
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Edith MacArthur as Audrey Campbell |
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Griffith Davies as George Standish |
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Mark Parr as Timmy Gosse |
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Ysanne Churchman as Sister Thompson |
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Ruth Kettlewell as Sister Potts |
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Margaret Elliot as Receptionist |
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Andrew Neil as Alec Foster |
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Jumoke Debayo as Nurse |
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Isla Cameron as Switchboard operator |
| Directing | James Ferman | Director |
| Writing | Tony Parker | Writer |
| Production | Irene Shubik | Producer |