"The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two"
David Threlfall
as Joe Henshaw
Gilly Coman
as Irene Kilbride
Brenda Fricker
as Kitty Henshaw
Karen Meagher
as Peggy Henshaw
James Ellis
as Jim Larkin
Christine Hargreaves
as Lizzie Scanlon
Caroline Hutchison
as Sarah Goldman
Peter Kerrigan
as Fred Rowsey
Rita May
as Martha Kilbride
Bill Dean
as Billy Eccles
Jim Allen
Writer
Raymond Cusick
Production Designer
Tom Clegg
Director
Colin Tucker
Producer
Chris Wimble
Editor