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  1. Movies
  2. Scab

Scab

1987
1h 15m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

1h 15m

Storyline

Drama based on events during the 1984/85 miners strike. One of the first dramatised accounts, it was written by Geoffrey Case and directed by Gordon Flemyng for Yorkshire Television and won the Rai award at the Prix Italia and the Prix Futura at the Berlin Film Festival in 1987.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Jan 1, 1987
Languages
English
Director
Gordon Flemyng
Gordon Flemyng
Production
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

Brian Southwood

Selby

Eddie Caswell

Tony

Malcolm Raeburn

Malcolm

Mary Wray

Pat

Rita May

Rita May

Janice

Lesley Daine

Lesley Daine

Clair

Jake D'Arcy

Jake D'Arcy

Reg Briggs

Alan Hulse

Wayne

Joe Belcher

Grandad Billy

Dicken Ashworth

Brian

Barrie Shore

Marjorie

Alan Starkey

Sgt George

Mary Cunningham

Derby Woman

Rebecca Callard

Rebecca Callard

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