
Like many women active during the miners' strike, May Murton (Charlie Hardwick) has been left to clean up the mess. The closure of the pit, a failed marriage and the community’s disintegration have shattered both her personal and political beliefs. Her teenage children (Darren Bell and Katja Roberts) are out of control. Her estranged husband (Brian Hogg) has taken up residence in the allotments. At a dance, the night before the Durham Miners’ Gala, May meets Roy Cotton (Bill Speed) the recently arrived manager of an open cast mine.

as May Murton

as Roy Cotton

as Tony Murton

as Dale Murton

as Becky Murton

as Jenny

as Belle Murton (as Madaleine Moffat)

as Tracy

as Groppa

as Old Man

as Bill Rowland

as Andy Coates

as Waitress

as Lout at Gala

as Barman

as Himself (uncredited)

as Opencast Foreman