Made in Dagenham

Year:

2010

Duration:

113 min

Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Nigel Cole

Awards:

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2010-10-01

Filming Locations: Dagenham, Essex, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $7,200,000

Opening Weekend: $37,563 (USA) (21 November 2010)

Gross: $1,094,798 (USA) (10 April 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Rosamund Pike

Made in Dagenham

John Sessions

Made in Dagenham

Daniel Mays

Made in Dagenham

Sally Hawkins

Rita O'Grady

Andrea Riseborough

Brenda

Jaime Winstone

Sandra

Lorraine Stanley

Monica

Nicola Duffett

Eileen

Geraldine James

Connie

Bob Hoskins

Albert Passingham

Matthew Aubrey

Brian

Roger Lloyd Pack

George

Phil Cornwell

Dave

Karen Seacombe

Marge

Thomas Arnold

Martin

Sian Scott

Sharon O'Grady

Robbie Kay

Graham O'Grady

Andrew Lincoln

Mr. Clarke

Joseph Mawle

Gordon

Kenneth Cranham

Monty Taylor

Gina Bramhill

Hopkins' Secretary

Marcus Hutton

Grant

Rupert Graves

Peter Hopkins

Miranda Richardson

Barbara Castle

Joseph Kloska

Undersecretary 1

Miles Jupp

Undersecretary 2

Frank Baker

Frank

Philip Perry

Arthur Horovitz

Richard Schiff

Robert Tooley

Peter-Hugo Daly

Bartholomew

Simon Armstrong

Rogers

Matilda Cole

Emily

Romy Taylor

Rosie

Angus Barnett

Passing Van Driver

Birgitta Bernhard

Choir Mistress

Laurie Cannon

Reporter 1

William Ivory

Reporter 2

Nico Tatarowicz

Reporter 3

Denis Gilmore

Man on Bike

Danny Huston

American Boss

Mitchell Mullen

Kronnfeld

Matt King

Trevor Innes

Noah Taylor

Lisa Hopkins' Son

Victoria Watkins

Union Secretary

Craig Randall

Vicar

David Bond

Union Chairman

Simon Nehan

Welsh Union Man

Keri Ashmead

Dagenham Striker

Maria Bailey

Dagenham Striker

Nicola Barlow

Dagenham Striker

Sarah Barrow

Dagenham Striker

Julie Caddell

Dagenham Striker

Pamela Challacombe

Dagenham Striker

Gillian Davies

Dagenham Striker

Tina Evans

Dagenham Striker

Helen Evans

Dagenham Striker

Sheila Glass

Dagenham Striker

Donna Griffiths

Dagenham Striker

Tina Hewitt

Dagenham Striker

Maria Jefferies

Dagenham Striker

Joanna Johnson

Dagenham Striker

Tara Jones

Dagenham Striker

Marysia Kay

Dagenham Striker

Mandy Kitto

Dagenham Striker

Melanie Maybank

Dagenham Striker

Carol Michael

Dagenham Striker

Rhiannon Morgan

Dagenham Striker

Haley Morgan

Dagenham Striker

Debbie J. Nash

Dagenham Striker

Lisa Preston

Dagenham Striker

Allesandra Pritchard

Dagenham Striker

Rebecca Probert

Dagenham Striker

Gloria Riccio

Dagenham Striker

Rose Romain

Dagenham Striker

Alison Russell Smith

Dagenham Striker

Saskia Shepherd

Dagenham Striker

Karen Slater

Dagenham Striker

Jacquee Storozynski-Toll

Dagenham Striker

Patricia Terry

Dagenham Striker

Beverly Thorne

Dagenham Striker

Christine Tyler

Dagenham Striker

Sally Warren

Dagenham Striker

Abigail Williams

Dagenham Striker

Sylvia Wills

Dagenham Striker

Cara Bamford

Sandra's Friend

Tom Clear

Ford Factory Worker

Ronald Fernee

Jeb Hardey

Jeanie Gold

Passer-by

Annika Hammerton

Sandra's Friend

Darren Hammock

Committee Member

Lee Nicholas Harris

Cameraman

Justina Hernik

Policewoman

Bill Hickey

Party Guest /

Rich Keeble

West Ham Supporter

Denis Khoroshko

Town Hall Worker

Simone Liebman

Mother

Johnny Lynch

Reporter

Imelda Maguire

Onlooker

Alex Moore

Fridge Mover

Ben Morris

Reporter

Connor Slaney

Funeral Family Member

Mick Slaney

Funeral Family Member

Gary Swan

Cameraman

Did you know?

Trivia

Was turned into a West End musical in 2014. Gemma Arterton assumed Sally Hawkins's lead role.

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Three of the original Dagenham seamstresses invited Sally Hawkins for tea, prior to the filming, as they wished to inform her properly about mindset behind the strike, that she was set to portray in the film. Hawkins' grandmother also worked as a seamstress, although not at the Dagenham factory.

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During the television premiere on 9th March 2013, the BBC experimented with the first ever Twitter-based director's commentary, whereby Nigel Cole and composer David Arnold live-tweeted along with the film.

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Goofs

In the shot of the housing blocks, a satellite dish is visible on the roof of one.

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Ford's US boss mentions the Socialist Workers Party, Workers Revolutionary Party and Revolutionary Communist Group but none of them existed in 1968.

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The Union chiefs announce their loyalty to the Communist Party yet communists were banned from holding office in the TGWU at that time.

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Quotes

Rita O'Grady: All right, um, everybody out!

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Barbara Castle: I am delighted to announce that, following our talks this afternoon, the 187 Ford machinists *will* be going back to work on the 1st of July. They will receive an immediate pay rise of seven pence an hour which will put them at 92 percent of the male rate. However this is not all. As a result of our discussion, I can confirm that the Government is in full support of the creation of an Equal Pay Act, and by the autumn of this year I guarantee appropriate legislation to ensure that this act becomes law!

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Albert Passingham: This dispute's got nothing to do with what skill level you are. Ford decided to give you less money because they can. They're allowed to pay women a lower wage than men. All over the country women are getting less because they're women. You'll always come second. You'll always be fighting over the scraps from the top table, until you...

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