Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sally Hawkins | ... | Rita O'Grady | |
Andrea Riseborough | ... | Brenda | |
Jaime Winstone | ... | Sandra | |
Lorraine Stanley | ... | Monica | |
Nicola Duffett | ... | Eileen | |
Geraldine James | ... | Connie | |
Bob Hoskins | ... | Albert Passingham | |
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Matthew Aubrey | ... | Brian (as Matt Aubrey) |
Daniel Mays | ... | Eddie O'Grady | |
Roger Lloyd Pack | ... | George (as Roger Lloyd-Pack) | |
Phil Cornwell | ... | Dave | |
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Karen Seacombe | ... | Marge |
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Thomas Arnold | ... | Martin |
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Sian Scott | ... | Sharon O'Grady |
Robbie Kay | ... | Graham O'Grady |
In 1968, the Ford auto factory in Dagenham was one of the largest single private employers in the United Kingdom. In addition to the thousands of male employees, there are also 187 underpaid women machinists who primarily assemble the car seat upholstery in poor working conditions. Dissatisfied, the women, represented by the shop steward and Rita O'Grady, work with union rep Albert Passingham for a better deal. However, Rita learns that there is a larger issue in this dispute considering that women are paid an appalling fraction of the men's wages for the same work across the board on the sole basis of their sex. Refusing to tolerate this inequality any longer, O'Grady leads a strike by her fellow machinists for equal pay for equal work. What follows would test the patience of all involved in a grinding labour and political struggle that ultimately would advance the cause of women's rights around the world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
A fine recreation of the major historic step for equal pay for women. Dramatic but with plenty of laughs in the workplace and the biased tradition of different levels politics. Also a glimpse at the class differences in modern 1968 England and the soundtrack instantly took me back to when I was 20. This should be mandatory watching for management till they really understand it. Also mandatory watching for the rest of us to remind us that fighting for a cause is difficult but can succeed. Very well written and acted, I see a lot of movies and most need more spend on shortcomings in the story/script and less on overpaid actors, I really could not find fault in "Made In Dagenham".