Drama
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
Directed by
Michael Apted
Written by
Steven Knight
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Patricia Heaton
Bill Paterson
Lord Dundas
Albert Finney
John Newton
Stephen Campbell Moore
James Stephen
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Richard Ridings
Speaker of the House
Nicholas Woodeson
Harrison
Tom Knight
Physician
Simon Delaney
Young Parliamentary Officer
Neville Phillips
Old Parliamentary Official
Georgie Glen
Hannah More
Alex Blake
Heckler
David Hunt
Lord Camden
Tom Fisher
John Ramsay
Andrew Whipp
MP 1
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Nicholas Day
Sir William Dolben
Andrew Neil
MP 2
David Toole
Beggar
Angie Wallis
Marjorie
Harry Audley
Edward Hope (Quaker)
Chris Barnes
Michael Shaw (Quaker)
Estelle Morgan
Maid
Philip Dunbar
Camber
Adam Woodroffe
Parliamentary Clerk
Joseph Traynor
Newton's Secretary
Eki Maria
Young African Woman
Peter White
Delivery Assistant

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