Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play British historical drama following the events which culminated in the Peterloo massacre at St Peter's Field Manchester in 1819 As the Napoleonic Wars reached an end political unrest struck the nation as ongoing stretches of famine unemployment & the introduction of the Corn Laws began to stir the working classes A demonstration took place on 16th August led by Henry Hunt (Rory Kinnear) with the intention to challenge the government & propose parliamentary reform Their hopes were soon diminished however when a cavalry charged in to the massive crowd causing the situation to turn deadly Actors Rory Kinnear Maxine Peake Pearce Quigley David Moorst Rachel Finnegan Directors Mike Leigh Language English Number of discs 1