Days of Hope

Days of Hope

1975
★★★☆☆ 6.2/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 4 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 90 min/episode
Drama
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.

Seasons

Season 1
1975 • 4 Episodes
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.

Cast

Paul Copley
Paul Copley
Ben Matthews
Pamela Brighton
Pamela Brighton
Sarah Hargreaves
Nikolas Simmonds
Nikolas Simmonds
Philip Hargreaves
Gary Roberts
Gary Roberts
Joel Barnett
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Billy Shepherd
Hughie Turner
Hughie Turner
Tom Crisp

Crew

Director
Ken Loach
Writer
Jim Allen
Producer
Tony Garnett

Network

BBC One

Production

Polytel, BBC

Keywords

family relationshipsminiseriesworking classcoal mining1920s1910s