The Hired Man (2019)
Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, a young married couple, and their moving struggle to carve a living from the land. An epic and heroic tale of love, betrayal, and loyalty, set against a backdrop of English country traditions being swept away as a new century faces the gathering storm of war… Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn Bragg, with a superb score of rousing foot-stomping rhythms and soaring choruses by Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer of West End hits Bend It Like Beckham and Love Story.
- Date of release
- 2019-04-27
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
Casting
- Jon Bonner — Pennington / Blacklock / The Recruiting Officer / The Vicar
- Lloyd Gorman — Jackson
- Oliver Hembrough — John
- TJ Holmes — Seth
- Lucy Keirl — Sally
- Lara Lewis — May
- Sufia Manya — The Landlady
- Samuel Martin — Isaac
- Lauryn Redding — Emily
- Tom Self — The Union Chairman / Show MD
- James William-Pattison — Harry / Joe Sharp
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