The Hired Man (2019)
Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, a young married couple, and their moving struggle to carve a living from the land. An epic and heroic tale of love, betrayal, and loyalty, set against a backdrop of English country traditions being swept away as a new century faces the gathering storm of war… Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn Bragg, with a superb score of rousing foot-stomping rhythms and soaring choruses by Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer of West End hits Bend It Like Beckham and Love Story.
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Jon Bonner as Pennington / Blacklock / The Recruiting Officer / The Vicar |
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Lloyd Gorman as Jackson |
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Oliver Hembrough as John |
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TJ Holmes as Seth |
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Lucy Keirl as Sally |
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Lara Lewis as May |
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Sufia Manya as The Landlady |
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Samuel Martin as Isaac |
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Lauryn Redding as Emily |
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Tom Self as The Union Chairman / Show MD |
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James William-Pattison as Harry / Joe Sharp |
