When the Bough Breaks

James Ferman
1971-05-06


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75 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Hannah Gordon Margaret Ashdown Unowned
Cheryl Kennedy Sheila Gosse Unowned
Neil McCarthy Eddie Gosse Unowned
Donald Burton Dr. Cunningham Unowned
Edith MacArthur Audrey Campbell Unowned
Griffith Davies George Standish Unowned
Mark Parr Timmy Gosse Unowned
Ysanne Churchman Sister Thompson Unowned
Ruth Kettlewell Sister Potts Unowned
Margaret Elliot Receptionist Unowned
Andrew Neil Alec Foster Unowned
Jumoke Debayo Nurse Unowned
Isla Cameron Switchboard operator Unowned