In 1973 Ricky Tomilinson was imprisoned for unlawful assembly and conspiracy when picketing for support in Britain’s first National Building Strike a year earlier. During the course of Ricky’s sentence when he refused to conform, wear prison clothing, work and suffered on hunger strike he met a sympathetic and wise prison governor who introduced prisoner Tomlinson to Tressell’s great novel.

Cast

Stephen Walters

Prisoner Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson

Himself

Philip Jackson

Prison Governor

Christopher Fulford

Prison Guard, Orderly, Foreman, Priest, Detective, Assistant Governor, Striker Judge, Jury Foreman