Bill DouglasCast
Robin Soans William Gaminara Stephen Bateman Phil Davis Jeremy Flynn 
Keith Allen
Plot
The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six English farm labourers transported to Australia in 1834 for forming a union, told by a travelling lanternist, in a long, epic drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A grand, humane and political epic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (994 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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