Dockers (TV 1999)Director:Bill Anderson |
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Dockers (TV 1999)Director:Bill Anderson |
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Tommy Walton
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| Crissy Rock | ... |
Jean Walton
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Katy Lamont | ... |
Sarah Walton
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Kristopher Lundon | ... |
Kenny Walton
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Michael Ryan | ... |
Thomas Walton
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| Lee Ross | ... |
Andy Walton
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Christine Tremarco | ... |
Paula Walton
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| Ricky Tomlinson | ... |
Macca Macaulay
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James Foy | ... |
Big John
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Joan Kempson | ... |
Macca's Wife
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Georgina Smith | ... |
Big John's Mum
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David Parkinson | ... |
Pete Macaulay
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Peter Armitage | ... |
Jimmy Nolan
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| Shane Rimmer | ... |
US Longshoreman
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Dominic Carter | ... |
Charlie
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Tomlinson plays a life he knows about in a world he understands - factual frightening and gripping - a defining performance and one which will stay with me.
The day to day story of dockers let down by government and unions kept together only by solidarity and a sense of justice. The inevitable subversion of the process only adds to the poignancy of the story. A tale told in the tradition of boys from the black stuff and look back in anger with a performance to match. Tomlinson leads in a dark realistic manner remaining at all times believable and sympathetic.
A wonderful telling of a dark and terrible story.