Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Rory Kinnear

   Henry Hunt

2. 

   Maxine Peake

   Nellie

3. 

   Pearce Quigley

   Joshua

4. 

   David Moorst

   Joseph

5. 

   Rachel Finnegan

   Mary

6. 

   Tom Meredith

   Robert

7. 

   Simona Bitmate

   Esther

8. 

   Robert Wilfort

   Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

9. 

   Karl Johnson

   Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

10. 

    Sam Troughton

    Mr Hobhouse

11. 

    Roger Sloman

    Mr Grout

12. 

    Kenneth Hadley

    Mr Golightly

13. 

    Tom Edward-Kane

    Mr Cobb

14. 

    Lizzy McInnerny

    Mrs Moss

15. 

    Alastair Mackenzie

    General Sir John Byng

16. 

    Neil Bell

    Samuel Bamford

17. 

    Lisa Millett

    Jemima Bamford

18. 

    Philip Jackson

    John Knight

19. 

    John Paul Hurley

    John Thacker Sexton

20. 

    Tom Gill

    Joseph Johnson

21. 

    Lizzie Frain

    Mrs Johnson

22. 

    Harry Hepple

    James Wroe

23. 

    Ian Mercer

    Dr Joseph Healey

24. 

    Adam Long

    Jack, Wroe's Printer

25. 

    Nico Mirallegro

    John Bagguley

26. 

    Danny Kirrane

    Samuel Drummond

27. 

    Johnny Byrom

    John Johnston

28. 

    Victor McGuire

    Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

29. 

    Stephen Wight

    Oliver the Spy

30. 

    Ryan Pope

    Chippendale the Spy

31. 

    Dorothy Atkinson

    Singing Weaver

32. 

    Tim McInnerny

    Prince Regent

33. 

    Marion Bailey

    Lady Conyngham

34. 

    Vincent Franklin

    Magistrate Rev Ethelston

35. 

    Jeff Rawle

    Magistrate Rev Hay

36. 

    Eileen Davies

    Mrs. Mary Hay

37. 

    Philip Whitchurch

    Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

38. 

    Martin Savage

    Magistrate Norris

39. 

    Al Weaver

    Magistrate Hutton

40. 

    David Bamber

    Magistrate Rev Mallory

41. 

    David Fielder

    Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

42. 

    Fine Time Fontayne

    Magistrate Clowes

43. 

    Robert Gillespie

    Magistrate Warmley

44. 

    Jonathan Jaynes

    Magistrate Tatton

45. 

    Nicholas Lumley

    Magistrate Rev Perryn

46. 

    Shaun Prendergast

    Magistrate Bolt

47. 

    Alan Williams

    Magistrate Marriott

48. 

    Dorothy Duffy

    Mary Fildes

49. 

    Victoria Moseley

    Susannah Saxton

50. 

    Christine Bottomley

    Female Reformer

51. 

    Samantha Edwards

    Female Reformer

52. 

    Julie Hesmondhalgh

    Female Reformer

53. 

    Kate Rutter

    Female Reformer

54. 

    Katie West

    Female Reformer

55. 

    Joseph Kloska

    Richard Carlile

56. 

    Leo Bill

    John Tyas

57. 

    Brian Fletcher

    Edward Baines

58. 

    Gary Cargill

    John Smith

59. 

    Patrick Kennedy

    Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

60. 

    Guy Williams

    Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

61. 

    Ben Crompton

    Tuke, the painter

62. 

    Bryony Miller

    Bessie, Johnson's Servant

63. 

    Lee Boardman

    Nadin's Constable

64. 

    Steve Garti

    Nadin's Constable

65. 

    Leo Ashton

    Young George

66. 

    Alicia Turner

    Young Sarah

67. 

    Elsie Kirk

    Baby Sarah

68. 

    Florence Kirk

    Baby Sarah

69. 

    Darren Scott

    Man Giving Directions

70. 

    Michael Culkin

    A Lord

71. 

    Laura Elphinstone

    Mill Worker

72. 

    Julie Riley

    Egg Seller

73. 

    Kieran O'Brien

    Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

74. 

    Noreen Kershaw

    Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

75. 

    Jim English

    Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

76. 

    Adam Shaw

    James Mahon, Coat Thief

77. 

    Bob Goody

    Outraged Reformer

78. 

    Sam Graham

    Potato Thrower

79. 

    Tilly Vosburgh

    Potato Thrower's Wife

80. 

    David Hounslow

    Man Drilling Reformers

81. 

    Steve Huison

    Stableman

82. 

    Jeremy Todd

    Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

83. 

    Paul Bown

    Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

84. 

    Paul Popplewell

    Mill Overseer

85. 

    Moya Brady

    Abusive Bystander

86. 

    Jane Hazlegrove

    Abusive Bystander

87. 

    Hayley Jayne Standing

    Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

88. 

    Kate O'Flynn

    Chadderton Woman

89. 

    Gerard Kearns

    Chadderton Woman's Husband

90. 

    John Branwell

    Chadderton Woman's Father

91. 

    Isla Nield

    Chadderton Woman's Daughter

92. 

    Philip Martin Brown

    Angry Citizen

93. 

    James Benson

    Angry Citizen

94. 

    Sidney Livingstone

    Mr Buxton

95. 

    David Walmsley

    Magistrate's Messenger

96. 

    James Dryden

    Wigan Man

97. 

    Bronwyn James

    Wigan Man's Sister

98. 

    Polly Hemingway

    Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

99. 

    Steve Cain

    Passer-By

100. 

     Sarah Crowden

     Lady at Races

101. 

     Miles Richardson

     Gentleman at Races

102. 

     Graham Seed

     Gentleman at Races

103. 

     Tim Barker

     Vicar

104. 

     Mark Ryan

     Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

105. 

     Mark Sheals

     Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

106. 

     Paul Greenwood

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

107. 

     Malcolm Ridley

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

108. 

     Michael Cahill

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

109. 

     Alex McNally

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

110. 

     Jonathan Oliver

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

111. 

     Jimmy Fairhurst

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

112. 

     Paul Kynman

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

113. 

     Nick Moss

     Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

114. 

     Dan Poole

     Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

115. 

     Tristram Davies

     Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

116. 

     Charlie Tighe

     Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

117. 

     Michael Chadwick

     Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

118. 

     Oliver Devoti

     Soldier, 15th Hussars

119. 

     Ian Davies

     Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

120. 

     Lee Bainbridge

     Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

121. 

     Dan Bottomley

     Joshua Harrison, a Musician

122. 

     Liam Gerrard

     Jacob Flather, a Musician

123. 

     Scott Haining

     Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

124. 

     Ian Conningham

     Musician

125. 

     James Dangerfield

     Musician

126. 

     Thomas Dyer-Blake

     Musician

127. 

     William Fox

     Musician

128. 

     Richard Glaves

     Musician

129. 

     David Heywood

     Musician

130. 

     Andrew Jarvis

     Musician

131. 

     Gary Mitchinson

     Musician

132. 

     Simon Nock

     Musician

133. 

     Jack Quarton

     Musician

134. 

     Andrew Roberts-Palmer

     Musician

135. 

     Steve Rollins

     Musician

136. 

     Hamish Rush

     Musician

137. 

     Gareth Williams

     Musician

138. 

     Dan Willis

     Musician

139. 

     Oliver Ashworth

     Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

140. 

     Tony Mooney

     Swordsmith (uncredited)

141. 

     Christopher McMullen

     Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

142. 

     Teresa Mahoney

     Female Reformer (uncredited)

143. 

     Mary West

     Female Reformer (uncredited)

144. 

     Jessie Vinning

     Female Reformer (uncredited)

145. 

     Eloise Henwood

     Mill Child (uncredited)

146. 

     Jason Lines

     Constable (uncredited)

147. 

     Rachel Davies

     Pie Buyer

148. 

     Robert Ryan

     Citizen #2