1926 by Joe Dunlop

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**** BBC Radio 4 Extra marks the centenary of the United Kingdom's only General Strike - 4th - 12th May 1926. It happened at a time when the country was on the brink of a workers' revolution. Starring William Hootkins and Christopher Scott. Joe Dunlop's fast moving drama-documentary reveals the remarkable story... Winston Churchill .... William Hootkins Stanley Baldwin .... Christopher Scott Josh .... Bill Fellows Maggie .... Alice Arnold Lawrence .... Alex Lowe Ernest Bevin .... Ioan Meredith Walter Citrine .... Sean Baker Jimmy Thomas .... Chris Pavlo Joynson-Hicks .... Denys Hawthorne The Commentator .... Kim Wall Robert Harper .... Arthur Cook Mr Adams .... Stephen Thorne Sammy .... Mark Bonnar Diana .... Elaine Pyke Betty .... Colleen Prendergast Lawrence's mother .... Shirley Dixon Director: Andy Jordan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.