The Dunroamin' Rising (1988)
Sixty years ago Ian Sinclair was a revolutionary leader. Today he is in an old folks' home, but has not lost his sense of humour, or his appetite for the struggle. In protest at the proposed closure of the home, the old socialist firebrand embarks upon a hunger strike that ends up having wide-range repercussions.
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Russell HunterIan Sinclair
Elizabeth SellarsJean Sutherland
Thorley WaltersMr Finister
Hugh LloydWattie
Madeleine DamienAggie (as Madeleine Christie)Jennifer PierceyMrs Campbell
Siobhan RedmondClare Lafferty
David RintoulRev. Douglas WyllieAndy GrayPolicemanSimon DonaldPolicemanIrene SuntersMrs ManganIda SchusterNeighbourMovie DNA
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Sixty years ago Ian Sinclair was a revolutionary leader. Today he is in an old folks' home, but has not lost his sense of humour, or his appetite for the struggle. In protest at the proposed closure of the home, the old socialist firebrand embarks upon a hunger strike that ends up having wide-range repercussions.