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The mill. Series one / created and written by John Fay ; produced by Caroline Levy ; directed by James Hawes.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 31188-D | Darlow Smithson ProductionsPublisher: London, England? : Darlow Smithson Productions, [2014]Distributor: Richmond Hill, Ontario : distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Matthew McNulty, Jamie Draven, Kerrie Hayes,Summary: Based on the extensive historical archive of Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire and portraying the lives of real people, this powerful scripted drama series depicts Britain at a time when the industrial revolution is changing the country beyond recognition. In the 1830s, children as young as nine work twelve-hour shifts in the mills, and the new class of mill-owning families prosper. But the so-called 'white slaves of England' are about to take their lives into their own hands.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Mill Available 33111008279560
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Based on the extensive historical archive of Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire and portraying the lives of real people, this powerful scripted drama series depicts Britain at a time when the industrial revolution is changing the country beyond recognition. In the 1830s, children as young as nine work twelve-hour shifts in the mills, and the new class of mill-owning families prosper. But the so-called 'white slaves of England' are about to take their lives into their own hands.

Based on the people and history of Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire, England.

Originally released as a television mini-series in 2013.

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Matthew McNulty, Jamie Draven, Kerrie Hayes,

Based on the extensive historical archive of Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire and portraying the lives of real people, this powerful scripted drama series depicts Britain at a time when the industrial revolution is changing the country beyond recognition. In the 1830s, children as young as nine work twelve-hour shifts in the mills, and the new class of mill-owning families prosper. But the so-called 'white slaves of England' are about to take their lives into their own hands.

DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital.

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