When the Bough Breaks (1971)
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.
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Hannah GordonMargaret AshdownCheryl KennedySheila Gosse
Neil McCarthyEddie Gosse
Donald BurtonDr. CunninghamEdith MacArthurAudrey CampbellGriffith DaviesGeorge StandishMark ParrTimmy Gosse
Ysanne ChurchmanSister Thompson
Ruth KettlewellSister PottsMargaret ElliotReceptionist
Andrew NeilAlec FosterJumoke DebayoNurseMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference326898Actor preference206933 · 168744 · 291265Country preferenceGb
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Frequently asked questions about When the Bough Breaks
What is When the Bough Breaks about?
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.
How long is When the Bough Breaks?
When the Bough Breaks has a runtime of 75 minutes.