Rory Kinnear

Character: Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake

Character: Nellie

Pearce Quigley

Character: Joshua

David Moorst

Character: Joseph

Rachel Finnegan

Character: Mary

Tom Meredith

Character: Robert

Simona Bitmate

Character: Esther

Robert Wilfort

Character: Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson

Character: Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton

Character: Mr Hobhouse

Roger Sloman

Character: Mr Grout

Kenneth Hadley

Character: Mr Golightly

Tom Edward-Kane

Character: Mr Cobb

Lizzy McInnerny

Character: Mrs Moss

Alastair Mackenzie

Character: General Sir John Byng

Neil Bell

Character: Samuel Bamford

Lisa Millett

Character: Jemima Bamford

Philip Jackson

Character: John Knight

John Paul Hurley

Character: John Thacker Sexton

Tom Gill

Character: Joseph Johnson

Lizzie Frain

Character: Mrs Johnson

Harry Hepple

Character: James Wroe

Ian Mercer

Character: Dr Joseph Healey

Adam Long

Character: Jack, Wroe's Printer

Nico Mirallegro

Character: John Bagguley

Danny Kirrane

Character: Samuel Drummond

Johnny Byrom

Character: John Johnston

Victor McGuire

Character: Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Stephen Wight

Character: Oliver the Spy

Ryan Pope

Character: Chippendale the Spy

Dorothy Atkinson

Character: Singing Weaver

Tim McInnerny

Character: Prince Regent

Marion Bailey

Character: Lady Conyngham

Vincent Franklin

Character: Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Jeff Rawle

Character: Magistrate Rev Hay

Eileen Davies

Character: Mrs. Mary Hay

Philip Whitchurch

Character: Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

Martin Savage

Character: Magistrate Norris

Al Weaver

Character: Magistrate Hutton

David Bamber

Character: Magistrate Rev Mallory

David Fielder

Character: Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Fine Time Fontayne

Character: Magistrate Clowes

Robert Gillespie

Character: Magistrate Warmley

Jonathan Jaynes

Character: Magistrate Tatton

Nicholas Lumley

Character: Magistrate Rev Perryn

Shaun Prendergast

Character: Magistrate Bolt

Alan Williams

Character: Magistrate Marriott

Dorothy Duffy

Character: Mary Fildes

Victoria Moseley

Character: Susannah Saxton

Christine Bottomley

Character: Female Reformer

Samantha Edwards

Character: Female Reformer

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Character: Female Reformer

Kate Rutter

Character: Female Reformer

Katie West

Character: Female Reformer

Joseph Kloska

Character: Richard Carlile

Leo Bill

Character: John Tyas

Brian Fletcher

Character: Edward Baines

Gary Cargill

Character: John Smith

Patrick Kennedy

Character: Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

Guy Williams

Character: Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

Ben Crompton

Character: Tuke, the painter

Bryony Miller

Character: Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Lee Boardman

Character: Nadin's Constable

Steve Garti

Character: Nadin's Constable

Leo Ashton

Character: Young George

Alicia Turner

Character: Young Sarah

Elsie Kirk

Character: Baby Sarah

Florence Kirk

Character: Baby Sarah

Darren Scott

Character: Man Giving Directions

Michael Culkin

Character: A Lord

Laura Elphinstone

Character: Mill Worker

Julie Riley

Character: Egg Seller

Kieran O'Brien

Character: Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

Noreen Kershaw

Character: Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

Jim English

Character: Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

Adam Shaw

Character: James Mahon, Coat Thief

Bob Goody

Character: Outraged Reformer

Sam Graham

Character: Potato Thrower

Tilly Vosburgh

Character: Potato Thrower's Wife

David Hounslow

Character: Man Drilling Reformers

Steve Huison

Character: Stableman

Jeremy Todd

Character: Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

Paul Bown

Character: Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

Paul Popplewell

Character: Mill Overseer

Moya Brady

Character: Abusive Bystander

Jane Hazlegrove

Character: Abusive Bystander

Hayley Jayne Standing

Character: Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Kate O'Flynn

Character: Chadderton Woman

Gerard Kearns

Character: Chadderton Woman's Husband

John Branwell

Character: Chadderton Woman's Father

Isla Nield

Character: Chadderton Woman's Daughter

Philip Martin Brown

Character: Angry Citizen

James Benson

Character: Angry Citizen

Sidney Livingstone

Character: Mr Buxton

David Walmsley

Character: Magistrate's Messenger

James Dryden

Character: Wigan Man

Bronwyn James

Character: Wigan Man's Sister

Polly Hemingway

Character: Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

Steve Cain

Character: Passer-By

Sarah Crowden

Character: Lady at Races

Miles Richardson

Character: Gentleman at Races

Graham Seed

Character: Gentleman at Races

Tim Barker

Character: Vicar

Mark Ryan

Character: Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Mark Sheals

Character: Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Greenwood

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Malcolm Ridley

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Michael Cahill

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Alex McNally

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jonathan Oliver

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jimmy Fairhurst

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Kynman

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Nick Moss

Character: Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Dan Poole

Character: Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

Tristram Davies

Character: Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

Charlie Tighe

Character: Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

Michael Chadwick

Character: Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

Oliver Devoti

Character: Soldier, 15th Hussars

Ian Davies

Character: Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

Lee Bainbridge

Character: Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

Dan Bottomley

Character: Joshua Harrison, a Musician

Liam Gerrard

Character: Jacob Flather, a Musician

Scott Haining

Character: Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

Ian Conningham

Character: Musician

James Dangerfield

Character: Musician

Thomas Dyer-Blake

Character: Musician

William Fox

Character: Musician

Richard Glaves

Character: Musician

David Heywood

Character: Musician

Andrew Jarvis

Character: Musician

Gary Mitchinson

Character: Musician

Simon Nock

Character: Musician

Jack Quarton

Character: Musician

Andrew Roberts-Palmer

Character: Musician

Steve Rollins

Character: Musician

Hamish Rush

Character: Musician

Gareth Williams

Character: Musician

Dan Willis

Character: Musician

Oliver Ashworth

Character: Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

Tony Mooney

Character: Swordsmith (uncredited)

Christopher McMullen

Character: Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

Teresa Mahoney

Character: Female Reformer (uncredited)

Mary West

Character: Female Reformer (uncredited)

Jessie Vinning

Character: Female Reformer (uncredited)

Eloise Henwood

Character: Mill Child (uncredited)

Rachel Davies

Character: Pie Buyer

Robert Ryan

Character: Citizen #2

Finley Howard

Character: Mill Child (uncredited)

Karl Farrer

Character: Lord (uncredited)