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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

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

KKenneth HadleyMr Golightly

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