The Gathering Seed (1983)
The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two
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Cast
David Threlfall
as Joe Henshaw
Born in Burnage, Manchester in 1953, David Threlfall is a celebrated actor of stage, film and television. In the latter, he is perhaps best known as the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's Shamele...
Gilly Coman
as Irene Kilbride
Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brooksi...
Brenda Fricker
as Kitty Henshaw
Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became...
Karen Meagher
as Peggy Henshaw
Karen Meagher, formerly Karen Lloyd, is an actress born in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead in Cheshire. Her family are originally from North Wales and what is now the Merseyside area..
James Ellis
as Jim Larkin
Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars..
Caroline Hutchison
as Sarah Goldman
Caroline Hutchison was born on April 22, 1948 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. She was an actress, perhaps best known for playing Vera Patterson, ex-wife of Tim Healy's character Dennis in the fir...
Director
Tom Clegg