Drama /

Score: 69%( 299 votes )

Overview: 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