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
Richard Ridings
Speaker of the House
Georgie Glen
Hannah More
Tom Knight
Physician
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Neville Phillips
Old Parliamentary Official
Nicholas Day
Sir William Dolben
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Bill Paterson
Lord Dundas
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
David Hunt
Lord Camden
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Albert Finney
John Newton
Stephen Campbell Moore
James Stephen
Nicholas Woodeson
Harrison
Tom Fisher
John Ramsay
Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Patricia Heaton
Andrew Neil
MP 2
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Alex Blake
Heckler
Andrew Whipp
MP 1
Simon Delaney
Young Parliamentary Officer
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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