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Is Made in Dagenham based on a true story?
"Made in Dagenham" is the true story of a group of working-class English women who walked off the job - protesting their wages at the Ford Motor Company. "The thing is, we had to do it," said Vera Sime.
When was Made in Dagenham made?
Made in Dagenham (2010) - IMDb.
Where can I watch Made in Dagenham?
You are able to stream Made in Dagenham by renting or purchasing on Google Play, iTunes, and Vudu.
Who is the main character in Made in Dagenham?
Rita O'GradyEddie O'GradyGraham O'GradySharon O'GradyLisa HopkinsRobert TooleyMade in Dagenham/Characters
Who is the minister in Made in Dagenham?
Miranda RichardsonMiranda Richardson plays Barbara Castle, the cabinet minister not-so-secretly sympathetic to the women strikers and exasperated at the ambiguous evasions of her own boss, Harold Wilson, played in cameo by John Sessions.
Is Made in Dagenham on Disney plus?
Is Made in Dagenham on Disney Plus? Disney Plus is expanding, but their branding is still quite specific, and Made in Dagenham is currently not available to stream there.
Where was Made in Dagenham filmed?
Made in Dagenham – filmed in Merthyr! - Wales Online.
Strike action
The strike, led by Rose Boland, Eileen Pullen, Vera Sime, Gwen Davis, Violet Dawson, and Sheila Douglass, began on 7 June 1968, when women sewing machinists at Ford Motor Company Limited's Dagenham plant in London walked out, followed later by the machinists at Ford's Halewood Body & Assembly plant.
Impact
Inspired by the example of the machinists, women trades unionists founded the National Joint Action Campaign Committee for Women's Equal Rights (NJACCWER), which held an "equal pay demonstration " attended by 1,000 people in Trafalgar Square on 18 May 1969.
Film and stage versions
A film dramatisation of the 1968 strike, Made in Dagenham, with a screenplay by William Ivory, was released at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2010.
Plot
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Reception
Of 122 Rotten Tomatoes reviews, 80% of critics gave the film a positive review. Maclean's, in a review for the film's 2010 Toronto International Film Festival premiere, called it a ".. combination of Milk and Mad Men .. It’s a film that blatantly condemns sexism and shows, despite its mostly light tone, the real cost of fighting for civil rights.
Musical
A musical adaption of the film opened on 5 November 2014 at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Scripted by Richard Bean and directed by Rupert Goold, it starred Gemma Arterton in the lead role.