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The Burston Rebellion

The Burston Rebellion (1985)

1h 27m | PG-13

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Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.

Director: Norman Stone

Studio: BBC

Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

as Kitty Higdon

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

as Tom Higdon

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland

Thelma Whiteley

Thelma Whiteley

as Mrs Eland

Nicola Cowper

Nicola Cowper

as Violet Potter

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

as Magistrate