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Waiting for Work

Directed by Jack Ashley
1963    45m
7.1
Documentary shot in Hartlepool about the high unemployment and poverty in the north of England. Filmed during Harold Macmillan's prime ministerial reign it has been credited as an influence on the government's appointment of Lord Hailsham as Minister for the North.
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Cast of Waiting for Work
  • Colin WillsSelf - Commentator
  • Joe CoomerSelf - Boy
  • Ronnie CoomerSelf
  • Walter CoomerSelf - Man singing in pub
  • Derrick FloydSelf - Butcher
  • Leo GillenSelf - Shopkeeper
  • Derek StevensonSelf - Steel Worker
  • Edward WalkerSelf - Butcher

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