Rory Kinnear as Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake as Nellie

Pearce Quigley as Joshua

David Moorst as Joseph

Rachel Finnegan as Mary

Tom Meredith as Robert

Simona Bitmate as Esther

Robert Wilfort as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton as Mr Hobhouse

Roger Sloman as Mr Grout

Kenneth Hadley as Mr Golightly

Tom Edward-Kane as Mr Cobb

Lizzy McInnerny as Mrs Moss

Alastair Mackenzie as General Sir John Byng

Neil Bell as Samuel Bamford

Lisa Millett as Jemima Bamford

Philip Jackson as John Knight

John Paul Hurley as John Thacker Sexton

Tom Gill as Joseph Johnson

Lizzie Frain as Mrs Johnson

Harry Hepple as James Wroe

Ian Mercer as Dr Joseph Healey

Adam Long as Jack, Wroe's Printer

Nico Mirallegro as John Bagguley

Danny Kirrane as Samuel Drummond

Johnny Byrom as John Johnston

Victor McGuire as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Stephen Wight as Oliver the Spy

Ryan Pope as Chippendale the Spy

Dorothy Atkinson as Singing Weaver

Tim McInnerny as Prince Regent

Marion Bailey as Lady Conyngham

Vincent Franklin as Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Jeff Rawle as Magistrate Rev Hay

Eileen Davies as Mrs. Mary Hay

Philip Whitchurch as Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

Martin Savage as Magistrate Norris

Al Weaver as Magistrate Hutton

David Bamber as Magistrate Rev Mallory

David Fielder as Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Fine Time Fontayne as Magistrate Clowes

Robert Gillespie as Magistrate Warmley

Jonathan Jaynes as Magistrate Tatton

Nicholas Lumley as Magistrate Rev Perryn

Shaun Prendergast as Magistrate Bolt

Alan Williams as Magistrate Marriott

Dorothy Duffy as Mary Fildes

Victoria Moseley as Susannah Saxton

Christine Bottomley as Female Reformer

Samantha Edwards as Female Reformer

Julie Hesmondhalgh as Female Reformer

Kate Rutter as Female Reformer

Katie West as Female Reformer

Joseph Kloska as Richard Carlile

Leo Bill as John Tyas

Brian Fletcher as Edward Baines

Gary Cargill as John Smith

Patrick Kennedy as Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

Guy Williams as Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

Ben Crompton as Tuke, the painter

Bryony Miller as Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Lee Boardman as Nadin's Constable

Steve Garti as Nadin's Constable

Leo Ashton as Young George

Alicia Turner as Young Sarah

Elsie Kirk as Baby Sarah

Florence Kirk as Baby Sarah

Darren Scott as Man Giving Directions

Michael Culkin as A Lord

Laura Elphinstone as Mill Worker

Julie Riley as Egg Seller

Kieran O'Brien as Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

Noreen Kershaw as Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

Jim English as Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

Adam Shaw as James Mahon, Coat Thief

Bob Goody as Outraged Reformer

Sam Graham as Potato Thrower

Tilly Vosburgh as Potato Thrower's Wife

David Hounslow as Man Drilling Reformers

Steve Huison as Stableman

Jeremy Todd as Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

Paul Bown as Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

Paul Popplewell as Mill Overseer

Moya Brady as Abusive Bystander

Jane Hazlegrove as Abusive Bystander

Hayley Jayne Standing as Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Kate O'Flynn as Chadderton Woman

Gerard Kearns as Chadderton Woman's Husband

John Branwell as Chadderton Woman's Father

Isla Nield as Chadderton Woman's Daughter

Philip Martin Brown as Angry Citizen

James Benson as Angry Citizen

Sidney Livingstone as Mr Buxton

David Walmsley as Magistrate's Messenger

James Dryden as Wigan Man

Bronwyn James as Wigan Man's Sister

Polly Hemingway as Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

Steve Cain as Passer-By

Sarah Crowden as Lady at Races

Miles Richardson as Gentleman at Races

Graham Seed as Gentleman at Races

Tim Barker as Vicar

Mark Ryan as Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Mark Sheals as Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Greenwood as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Malcolm Ridley as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Michael Cahill as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Alex McNally as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jonathan Oliver as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jimmy Fairhurst as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Paul Kynman as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Nick Moss as Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Dan Poole as Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

Tristram Davies as Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

Charlie Tighe as Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

Michael Chadwick as Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

Oliver Devoti as Soldier, 15th Hussars

Ian Davies as Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

Lee Bainbridge as Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

Dan Bottomley as Joshua Harrison, a Musician

Liam Gerrard as Jacob Flather, a Musician

Scott Haining as Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

Ian Conningham as Musician

James Dangerfield as Musician

Thomas Dyer-Blake as Musician

William Fox as Musician

Richard Glaves as Musician

David Heywood as Musician

Andrew Jarvis as Musician

Gary Mitchinson as Musician

Simon Nock as Musician

Jack Quarton as Musician

Andrew Roberts-Palmer as Musician

Steve Rollins as Musician

Hamish Rush as Musician

Gareth Williams as Musician

Dan Willis as Musician

Oliver Ashworth as Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

Tony Mooney as Swordsmith (uncredited)

Christopher McMullen as Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

Teresa Mahoney as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Mary West as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Jessie Vinning as Female Reformer (uncredited)

Eloise Henwood as Mill Child (uncredited)

Rachel Davies as Pie Buyer

Robert Ryan as Citizen #2

Finley Howard as Mill Child (uncredited)

Karl Farrer as Lord (uncredited)