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Days of Hope

Days of Hope

★ 7.0/10•1975•1h 30m•12•Drama
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A series of four feature-length episodes following the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926.

Jim Allen · Writer

Ken Loach · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 11, 1975

Episodes

E190m

1916: Joining Up

Ben Matthews enlists in the army and ends up serving in Ireland, where there is resistance to British rule. His sister's husband Philip Hargreaves is sentenced to death as a conscientious objector but is given a last-minute reprieve.

Sep 11, 1975

E290m

1921

During the coal lock-out in 1921, Ben's army unit is redeployed from Ireland to police the dispute in County Durham. Ben deserts the army and is sheltered by a miner named Joel. He begins a relationship with his eldest daughter. When donations of food from Liverpool is intercepted by the police and the army, the miners revolt and take some soldiers hostage. Joel and his comrades then make demands on the pit owner, Mr. Pitchard.

Sep 18, 1975

E390m

1924

Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a Labour MP.

Sep 25, 1975

E490m

1926: General Strike

The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.

Oct 2, 1975

Actors

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Ben Matthews

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