Akenfield

Story

Synopsis

As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

Director

Peter Hall

Writers

Ronald Blythe

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

18 November 1974

Ensemble

Cast

• Stanley Baxter

  Blacksmith

• Ronald Blythe

  The Vicar

• Ethel Branton

  Mrs. Quantrill

• Lyn Brooks

  Charlotte Rouse

• Garrow Shand

  Tom Rouse

• Peggy Cole

  Dulcie Rouse

• Barbara Tilney

  Jean Quantrill

• Ida Page

  Aunt Ida

• Ted Dedman

  Ted

• Mollie Dedman

  Mollie

• Charlie Cornish

  Charlie

• Charlie Whiting

  Charlie