DramaTV Movie
Watch When the Bough Breaks (1971) Official Trailer
10 / 10 IMDb May 6, 1971 1h 15m
NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.
Director
Runtime
1h 15m
Release Date
May 6, 1971
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Writers
Producers
Cast
Hannah Gordon
as Margaret Ashdown
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Cheryl Kennedy
as Sheila Gosse
Neil McCarthy
as Eddie Gosse
Donald Burton
as Dr. Cunningham
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Edith MacArthur
as Audrey Campbell
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Griffith Davies
as George Standish
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Mark Parr
as Timmy Gosse
Ysanne Churchman
as Sister Thompson
Ruth Kettlewell
as Sister Potts
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Margaret Elliot
as Receptionist
Andrew Neil
as Alec Foster
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Jumoke Debayo
as Nurse
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Isla Cameron
as Switchboard operator
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