The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
Cast
Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Albert Finney
John Newton
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Stephen Campbell Moore
James Stephen
Bill Paterson
Lord Dundas
Nicholas Day
Sir William Dolben
Georgie Glen
Hannah More
Nicholas Woodeson
Harrison
Tom Fisher
John Ramsay
Richard Ridings
Speaker of the House
David Hunt
Lord Camden
David Toole
Beggar
Alex Blake
Heckler
Angie Wallis
Marjorie
Harry Audley
Edward Hope (Quaker)
Chris Barnes
Michael Shaw (Quaker)
Tom Knight
Physician
Andrew Whipp
MP 1
Andrew Neil
MP 2
Estelle Morgan
Maid
Philip Dunbar
Camber
Adam Woodroffe
Parliamentary Clerk
Joseph Traynor
Newton's Secretary
Simon Delaney
Young Parliamentary Officer
Neville Phillips
Old Parliamentary Official
Eki Maria
Young African Woman
Daniel Naprous
Delivery Coach Driver
Peter White
Delivery Assistant
Crew
Michael Apted
Director
Steven Knight
Writer
Rick Shaine
Editor
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
James Clayton
Executive Producer
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer
Jeanney Kim
Executive Producer
Terrence Malick
Producer
David Hunt
Producer
Ken Wales
Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Patricia Heaton
Producer
Mark Cooper
Co-Producer
Charles Wood
Production Design
Simon Finney
Camera Operator
Stephen Moore
Casting Assistant
Nina Gold
Casting
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist, Makeup Designer
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Hairstylist
Julia Vernon
Hairstylist
Suzanne Jansen
Hairstylist
Jo Adams
Makeup & Hair
Mandy Gold
Makeup & Hair
Susan Howard
Makeup Artist
Loulia Sheppard
Makeup Artist
Barbara Taylor
Makeup Artist
Paul Massey
Sound Mixer
David Giammarco
Sound Mixer
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
David Betancourt
Foley Editor
Keith Bilderbeck
Foley Editor
Nina Hartstone
ADR Editor
Louis Elman
ADR Voice Casting
Abigail Barbier
ADR Voice Casting
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
Robert Troy
Dialogue Editor
Eliza Solesbury
Set Decoration
Franklin Mark Henson
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator
Micheal Flaherty
Production Executive
Matthew Gray
Art Direction
Stephen Bream
Art Direction
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