Leeds United!

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Leeds United!

1974

1h 56m

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Overview

The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.

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39 members

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Lynne Perrie

Mollie

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Elizabeth Spriggs

Maggie

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Lori Wells

Sadie

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Stan Stennett

Joe Pike

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Josie Lane

Annie

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Bert Gaunt

Harry Gridley

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Bernard Archard

Managing Director, Blacks

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Stanley Meadows

Managing Director, Benthams

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Peter Wallis

Fred Packer

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Peter Cellier

Philip Stringer

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Terence Frisby

Raymond Boswell

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Pat Wallis

Rhona

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Peter Russell

Stan Lloyd

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Christine Buckley

Joan

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Frances Goodall

Peggy

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John Comer

Billy Crane

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Martin Dempsey

Union Regional Secretary

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Duggie Brown

Bus Conductor

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George Silver

Bent

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Tony Heath

Isaacs

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D.J. Huckerby

King

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Gwen Harris

Older Worker

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Dennis Lawes

Older Worker

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Terry Waddington

Dennis Jones

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Sue Dexter

Mrs Hesketh

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Nanette Ryder

Mrs Gridley

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Bernard Atha

Radio Reporter

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Wendy Marshall

Young Girl

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Muriel Lawford

Florrie

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Alex Robinson

Town Hall Chairman

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Elizabeth Dawn

Striker

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Olga Grahame

Striker

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Christine Early

Striker

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Suzi Daniels

Striker

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Joyce Kennedy

Striker

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Patti Nicholls

Striker

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Poppy Lane

Striker

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Don Scales

Jack

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Colin Welland

Unknown Role

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