114 minutes
1/1/1997
Like many women active during the miners' strike, May Murton (Charlie Hardwick) has been left to clean up the mess. The closure of the pit, a failed marriage and the community’s disintegration have shattered both her personal and political beliefs. Her teenage children (Darren Bell and Katja Roberts) are out of control. Her estranged husband (Brian Hogg) has taken up residence in the allotments. At a dance, the night before the Durham Miners’ Gala, May meets Roy Cotton (Bill Speed) the recently arrived manager of an open cast mine.
Charlie Hardwick
as May Murton
Bill Speed
as Roy Cotton
Brian Hogg
as Tony Murton
Darren Bell
as Dale Murton
Katja Roberts
as Becky Murton
Amber Styles
as Jenny
Madeleine Moffat
as Belle Murton (as Madaleine Moffat)
Alexis Elliott
as Tracy
Stephen Gee
as Groppa
Harry Herring
as Old Man
Colin MacLachlan
as Bill Rowland
Roger Hyams
as Andy Coates
Anna-Marie Gascoigne
as Waitress
Peter Harrison
as Lout at Gala
Jim Killeen
as Barman
Tony Benn
as Himself (uncredited)
Ray Stubbs
as Opencast Foreman