When the Bough Breaks 1971 Directed by James Ferman

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.

Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Release Date 6 May 1971
75 mins
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Hannah Gordon Margaret Ashdown
Cheryl Kennedy Sheila Gosse
Neil McCarthy Eddie Gosse
Donald Burton Dr. Cunningham
Edith MacArthur Audrey Campbell
Griffith Davies George Standish
Mark Parr Timmy Gosse
Ysanne Churchman Sister Thompson
Ruth Kettlewell Sister Potts
Margaret Elliot Receptionist
Andrew Neil Alec Foster
Isla Cameron Switchboard operator
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