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The Gathering Seed

19831 seasonTV series

The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two

Drama

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Cast

David ThrelfallJoe Henshaw
Gilly ComanIrene Kilbride
Brenda FrickerKitty Henshaw
Karen MeagherPeggy Henshaw
James EllisJim Larkin
Caroline HutchisonSarah Goldman
Peter KerriganFred Pawsey
Niall BuggyFather Healy
Tony WestropeMartin Kilbride
Rita MayMartha Kilbride
Dave HillDennis Kilbride
Christine HargreavesLizzie Scanlon
Bill DeanBilly Eccles
Peter MartinDanny

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Created by: Jim Allen
First aired: September 7, 1983
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Status: Ended
Network: BBC Two
Original language: English
Studios: BBC Scotland

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