When the Bough Breaks

1h 15min

Drama

TV Movie

NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.

Cast

Hannah Gordon

Hannah Gordon

Margaret Ashdown
Cheryl Kennedy

Cheryl Kennedy

Sheila Gosse
Neil McCarthy

Neil McCarthy

Eddie Gosse
Donald Burton

Donald Burton

Dr. Cunningham
Edith MacArthur

Edith MacArthur

Audrey Campbell
Griffith Davies

Griffith Davies

George Standish
Mark Parr

Mark Parr

Timmy Gosse
Ysanne Churchman

Ysanne Churchman

Sister Thompson
Ruth Kettlewell

Ruth Kettlewell

Sister Potts
Margaret Elliot

Margaret Elliot

Receptionist
Andrew Neil

Andrew Neil

Alec Foster
Isla Cameron

Isla Cameron

Switchboard operator

Release date

6th May 1971

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English