Suffragettes, with Lucy Worsley

Jun 4, 2018

1h 30m

★ 9.0

Overview

The story of the struggle for the women's vote is much more than just the account of the exploits of Emmeline Pankhurst or the tragic fate of Emily Davidson. Lucy Worsley puts herself at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of astonishing young working class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that British Edwardian society (1901-1910) had about them…

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Brook Lapping Productions

BBC

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Cast

Herself - Host

Lucy Worsley

Annie Kenney

Amy Gavin

Mary Leigh

Joanne Thomson

Mary Richardson

Kate Burdette

Lilian Lenton

Lucinda Davidson

Flora Drummond

Ayse Jamieson

Emmeline Pankhurst

Tara Breathnach

Christabel Pankhust

Mairi Phillips

Sylvia Pankhurst

Alexandra Donnachie

Suffragette #1

Ellie Goffe

Suffragette #2

Lucy Kilpatrick

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