< 1916: Joining Up (1975)

EPISODE 1.1 (Days of Hope) | 1h 29m | Open in IMDB | | / 7.9 (37)

Drama, History, War | Conscientious objectors during the First World War are forced to either join the army or face death by firing squad. We follow Philip, one such case as he receives a particularly brutal treatment and is forcibly removed to France.

Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Jim Allen
Paul Copley (31) - Ben Matthews
Pamela Brighton (29) - Sarah Hargreaves
Nikolas Simmonds (26) - Philip Hargreaves
Helene Palmer (47) - Martha Matthews
Clifford Kershaw (66) - Tom Matthews
Peter Russell (44) - Soldier on leave
Fred Feast (46) - Police Sergeant
Bernard Atha (47) - Vicar
Norman Tyrrell (58) - George Lansbury
John Rolls - Magistrate
Ted Carroll - Old Soldier
Charles Cork - Army Captain
Margaret Heery (42) - Woman at the N.C.F. office
Robert Booth - Vicar at the N.C.F. office
Peter Armitage (36) - Conscientious objector in France
Ian East (36) - Conscientious objector in France
Dominic Allan - Major in France
Robin Scobey (30) - Adjutant in France
Ian Munro - Sergeant in France
David Neville - Army Captain in Ireland