"The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two"
David Threlfall
as Joe Henshaw
Gilly Coman
as Irene Kilbride
Brenda Fricker
as Kitty Henshaw
Karen Meagher
as Peggy Henshaw
James Ellis
as Jim Larkin
Caroline Hutchison
as Sarah Goldman
Peter Kerrigan
as Fred Pawsey
Niall Buggy
as Father Healy
Tony Westrope
as Martin Kilbride
Rita May
as Martha Kilbride
Dave Hill
as Dennis Kilbride
Christine Hargreaves
as Lizzie Scanlon
Bill Dean
as Billy Eccles
Peter Martin
as Danny
Paul Copley
as Bob Henshaw
Tommy Summers
as Gorman
Mike Hayden
as Les Killien
Peter Schofield
as Tom McCabe MP
Toby Salaman
as Sam Goldman
Tony Haygarth
as 1st Slater
Chris Darwin
as 2nd Slater
Joey Kaye
as 3rd Slater
Jim Allen
Writer
Tom Clegg
Director
Colin Tucker
Producer
Chris Wimble
Editor
Raymond Cusick
Production Design