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DRAMA

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

name	character
Alan Badel	Gerald Weaver
Bernadette Benson	Lynda Hammond
Colin Blakely	Maurice Braithwaite
Tom Clegg	Gower
Anne Cunningham	Judith
Peter Duguid	Doctor
Wallas Eaton	Waiter
Murray Evans	Hooker
Edward Fox	Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
John Gill	Cameron
Vanda Godsell	Mrs Anne Weaver
Richard Harris	Frank Machin
William Hartnell	'Dad' Johnson
Glenda Jackson	Singer at Party (uncredited)
Roy Lansford	Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Michael Logan	Riley
Arthur Lowe	Charles Slomer
Harry Markham	Wade
Bryan Mosley	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Andrew Nolan	Ian Hammond
Katherine Parr	Mrs Farrer
Rachel Roberts	Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Anton Rodgers	Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Leonard Rossiter	Phillips, Sports Writer
George Sewell	Jeff
Ken Traill	Trainer
Jack Watson	Len Miller
Frank Windsor	Dentist
Anthony Woodruff	Tom, Head Waiter

name
Lindsay Anderson	director
Roberto Gerhard	composer
Karel Reisz	producer
David Storey	writer (original), screenplay

year	award	category	name
1963	BAFTA	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Rachel Roberts