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.

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Cast

Rory Kinnear

Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake

Nellie

Pearce Quigley

Joshua

David Moorst

Joseph

Rachel Finnegan

Mary

Tom Meredith

Robert

Simona Bitmate

Esther

Robert Wilfort

Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton

Mr Hobhouse

Rory Kinnear — Henry Hunt

Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.

Maxine Peake — Nellie

Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is als

Pearce Quigley — Joshua

Pearce Quigley is a Salford born actor known for his work on films such as Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Danny Boyle's Millions, The House of Mirth and The Way Back. He is also a familiar face on TV, specifically in comedy having appeared in That Peter Kay Thing, Peter Kay's Car Share, Happiness, Rovers, and the detectorists, as well as dramas such as Three Girls, In The Dark,