Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
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Shoulder to Shoulder is a 1974 BBC drama serial created through the collaboration of actress Georgia Brown, filmmaker Midge Mackenzie, and producer Verity Lambert. A dramatisation of the history of the women's suffrage movement in Britain, focusing on the Pankhurst family and their fight for women's right to vote, the six-part series, starring Siân Phillips as Emmeline Pankhurst, is considered a landmark in feminist television drama.
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Siân PhillipsEmmeline Pankhurst
Patricia QuinnChristabel Pankhurst
Georgia BrownAnnie Kenney
Angela DownSylvia PankhurstSally MilesFlora Drummond
Sheila AllenMrs Pethick-Lawrence
Ronald HinesMr Pethick-LawrenceMaureen PryorDr Ethel Smyth
Fulton MackayKeir Hardie
Robert HardyAsquith
Michael GoughDr Richard PankhurstLans TraverseZellie EmersonMovie DNA
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What is Shoulder to Shoulder about?
Shoulder to Shoulder is a 1974 BBC drama serial created through the collaboration of actress Georgia Brown, filmmaker Midge Mackenzie, and producer Verity Lambert. A dramatisation of the history of the women's suffrage movement in Britain, focusing on the Pankhurst family and their fight for women's right to vote, the six-part series, starring Siân Phillips as Emmeline Pankhurst, is considered a landmark in feminist television drama.
How long is Shoulder to Shoulder?
Shoulder to Shoulder has a runtime of 75 minutes.