The Hired Man
2019Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, a young married couple, and their moving struggle to carve a living from the land. An epic and heroic tale of love, betrayal, and loyalty, set against a backdrop of English country traditions being swept away as a new century faces the gathering storm of war… Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn Bragg, with a superb score of rousing foot-stomping rhythms and soaring choruses by Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer of West End hits Bend It Like Beckham and Love Story.
Acted in
Jon Bonner
as Pennington / Blacklock / The Recruiting Officer / The Vicar
Lloyd Gorman
as Jackson
Oliver Hembrough
as John
TJ Holmes
as Seth
Lucy Keirl
as Sally
Lara Lewis
as May
Sufia Manya
as The Landlady
Samuel Martin
as Isaac
Lauryn Redding
as Emily
Tom Self
as The Union Chairman / Show MD
James William-Pattison
as Harry / Joe Sharp
