What kind of people are they to commit such atrocities?

Description: The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

Cast:
Henry Hunt: Rory Kinnear
Nellie: Maxine Peake
Joshua: Pearce Quigley
Joseph: David Moorst
Mary: Rachel Finnegan
Robert: Tom Meredith
Esther: Simona Bitmate
Lord Liverpool - The Prime Minister: Robert Wilfort
Lord Sidmouth - The Home Secretary: Karl Johnson
Mr. Hobhouse: Sam Troughton
Mr. Grout: Roger Sloman
Mr. Golightly: Kenneth Hadley
Mr. Cobb: Tom Edward-Kane
Mrs. Moss: Lizzy McInnerny
General Sir John Byng: Alastair Mackenzie
Samuel Bamford: Neil Bell
Jemima Bamford: Lisa Millett
John Knight: Philip Jackson
John Thacker Saxton: John-Paul Hurley
Joseph Johnson: Tom Gill
Mrs. Johnson: Lizzie Frain
James Wroe: Harry Hepple
Dr. Joseph Healey: Ian Mercer
Wroe's Printer: Adam Long
John Bagguley: Nico Mirallegro
Samuel Drummond: Danny Kirrane
John Johnston: Johnny Byrom
Deputy Chief Constable Nadin: Victor McGuire
Oliver The Spy: Stephen Wight
Chippendale The Spy: Ryan Pope
Singing Weaver: Dorothy Atkinson
Prince Regent: Tim McInnerny
Lady Conyngham: Marion Bailey
Magistrate Rev Ethelston: Vincent Franklin
Magistrate Rev Hay: Jeff Rawle
Mrs. Hay: Eileen Davies
Magistrate Col Fletcher: Philip Whitchurch
Magistrate Norris: Martin Savage
Magistrate Hulton: Al Weaver
Magistrate Rev Mallory: David Bamber
Magistrate Rev Gutteridge: David Fielder
Magistrate Clowes: Fine Time Fontayne
Magistrate Warmley: Robert Gillespie
Magistrate Tatton: Jonathan Jaynes
Magistrate Rev Perryn: Nicholas Lumley
Magistrate Bolt: Shaun Prendergast
Magistrate Marriott: Alan Williams
Mary Fildes: Dorothy Duffy
Susannah Saxton: Victoria Moseley
Female Reformer: Katie West
Richard Carlile: Joseph Kloska
John Tyas: Leo Bill
Edward Baines: Brian Fletcher
John Smith: Gary Cargill
Colonel L'Estrange: Patrick Kennedy
Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple: Guy Williams
Tuke, The Painter: Ben Crompton
Bessie, Johnson's Servant: Bryony Miller
Nadin's Constable: Steve Garti
Young Sarah: Alicia Turner
Young George: Leo Ashton
Baby Sarah: Florence Kirk
Man Giving Directions: Darren Scott
A Lord: Michael Culkin
Mill Worker: Laura Elphinstone
Pie Buyer: Rachel Davies
Egg Seller: Julie Riley
Farrier: Kieran O'Brien
Drunken Servant: Noreen Kershaw
Watch Thief: Jim English
Coat Thief: Adam Shaw
Outraged Reformer: Bob Goody
Potato Thrower: Sam Graham
Potato Thrower's Wife: Tilly Vosburgh
Man Drilling Reformers: David Hounslow
Stable Man: Steve Huison
Stone Clearing Boss: Jeremy Todd
Mill Owner: Paul Bown
Mill Overseer: Paul Popplewell
Abusive Bystander: Jane Hazlegrove
Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast: Hayley Jayne Standing
Chadderton Woman: Kate O'Flynn
Her Husband: Gerard Kearns
Her Father: John Branwell
Her Daughter: Isla Neild
Angry Citizen: Mike Firth
Mr. Buxton: Sidney Livingstone
Magistrates' Messenger: David Walmsley
Wigan Man: James Dryden
His Sister: Bronwyn James
Woman Recognising Yeoman: Polly Hemingway
Passerby: Steve Cain
Lady at Races: Sarah Crowden
Gentlemen at Races: Graham Seed
Vicar: Tim Barker
Manchester & Salford Yeomanry: Mark Sheals
15th Hussar: Charlie Tighe
31st Foot Regiment: Ian Davies
Musician: Dan Willis
Jacob Flather: Liam Gerrard
Lord: Martyn Mayger
Samuel Cleator - Musician: Oliver Ashworth
Magistrates' Clerk: Antony Barlow
Working-Class Man: Michael Southgate
House of Lord's Baron: Nick Davison
Georgian Gent: Paul Day
Working-Class Man #1: Shawn Dixon
Middle-Class Reformer: Mark Fisher
Villager: Emily Gray
Stone Labourer: Connor Haywood
Arresting Constable #1: Paul Hedley
Revolting Peasant: Michael Hennessy
Mill Child: Finley Howard
Townsman: James Heron
Middle-Class Male: Moke Hilding
Constable: Roy Martin Thorn
Proletarian: Keith Lomas
Farmer: David Macey
Reformer: Jessie Vinning
Footman of the Duke Of Wellington: Christopher McMullen
Stall Holder: Catherine Monfils
Working-Class: Amie-Louise Pilgrim
Working-Class Male: Richard Price
Working-Class Woman: Karol Steele
Citizen #2: Robert Ryan
Young Radical: Jaime Seal
Judge: Mick Slaney
Factory Worker: Robert Smith
Member of the House of Lords: Tudor Smith
Foreman: Kevin Stemp
Protester: Ellen Claire Sutherland
Rioting Townsman: Peter Trevor
Police: Stuart Whelan
Working Class Reformer: Jaymz Wild
Upper-Class Lady: Patricia Winker

Written by: Mike Leigh

Director: Mike Leigh

Production: Thin Man Films, Film4 Productions, BFI, Lipsync Productions

Release date: 05 Apr 2019

Box Office: $151,971