Leeds United! (1974)
Overview
The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.043 |
Directed By
Roy Battersby
TOP CAST
Lynne Perrie
Mollie
Elizabeth Spriggs
Maggie
Lori Wells
Sadie
Stan Stennett
Joe Pike
Josie Lane
Annie
Bert Gaunt
Harry Gridley
Bernard Archard
Managing Director, Blacks
Stanley Meadows
Managing Director, Benthams
Peter Wallis
Fred Packer
Peter Cellier
Philip Stringer
Terence Frisby
Raymond Boswell
Pat Wallis
Rhona
Peter Russell
Stan Lloyd
Christine Buckley
Joan
Frances Goodall
Peggy
John Comer
Billy Crane
Martin Dempsey
Union Regional Secretary
Duggie Brown
Bus Conductor
George Silver
Bent
Tony Heath
Isaacs
D.J. Huckerby
King
Gwen Harris
Older Worker
Dennis Lawes
Older Worker
Terry Waddington
Dennis Jones
Sue Dexter
Mrs Hesketh
Nanette Ryder
Mrs Gridley
Bernard Atha
Radio Reporter
Wendy Marshall
Young Girl
Muriel Lawford
Florrie
Alex Robinson
Town Hall Chairman
Elizabeth Dawn
Striker
Olga Grahame
Striker
Christine Early
Striker
Suzi Daniels
Striker
Joyce Kennedy
Striker
Patti Nicholls
Striker
Poppy Lane
Striker
Don Scales
Jack
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