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The Union

1h 15min

Drama

TV Movie

A dramatised impression of the events surrounding the Electrical Trades Union ballot rigging case of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Cast

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Les Cannon
Susan Kodicek

Susan Kodicek

Olga Cannon
Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Harry Pollitt
Frank Windsor

Frank Windsor

Frank Haxell
Tony Selby

Tony Selby

Frank Chapple
Gabrielle Daye

Gabrielle Daye

Nellie Cannon
Jim Wiggins

Jim Wiggins

Jim Cannon
James Garbutt

James Garbutt

John Byrne
Frank Wylie

Frank Wylie

Robert McLennan
George Raistrick

George Raistrick

Walter Stevens
Reginald Jessup

Reginald Jessup

Frank Foulkes
David Bradley

David Bradley

Communist speaker
Jeffrey Segal

Jeffrey Segal

ETU Member
Jiří Stanislav

Jiří Stanislav

Czech Man
Geoffrey Wilkinson

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Secretary
Alan Bowerman

Alan Bowerman

Harry
Brian Orrell

Brian Orrell

Bloke
Norman Hartley

Norman Hartley

1st Man
John Benfield

John Benfield

2nd Man
Philip Ryan

Philip Ryan

3rd Man (as Phil Ryan)
Samuel Rush

Samuel Rush

Oleg Cannon
Jason Savage

Jason Savage

Martin Cannon

Release date

24th Feb 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English