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When the Bough Breaks (1971)

1h 15m · 6 May 1971
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NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.

Movie ID153749
GenreDrama, TV Movie
DirectorJames Ferman
Main castHannah Gordon, Cheryl Kennedy, Neil McCarthy, Donald Burton, Edith MacArthur, Griffith Davies, Mark Parr, Ysanne Churchman
Release date6 May 1971
Release year1971
LanguageEnglish
Duration75 min (1h 15m)
Rating10.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house–

Director: James Ferman
Writers: Tony Parker

Top cast

Hannah GordonMargaret Ashdown
Cheryl KennedySheila Gosse
Neil McCarthyEddie Gosse Donald BurtonDr. Cunningham Edith MacArthurAudrey Campbell
Griffith DaviesGeorge Standish
Mark ParrTimmy Gosse
Ysanne ChurchmanSister Thompson Ruth KettlewellSister Potts
Margaret ElliotReceptionist
Andrew NeilAlec Foster
Jumoke DebayoNurse
Isla CameronSwitchboard operator

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