When the Bough Breaks

Name: When the Bough Breaks
Director: James Ferman
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1971-05-06
Duration: 75 min
Cast: Hannah Gordon, Cheryl Kennedy, Neil McCarthy, Donald Burton, Edith MacArthur

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1971 · 75 min · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by James Ferman

Cast

Hannah Gordon — Margaret Ashdown
Cheryl Kennedy — Sheila Gosse
Neil McCarthy — Eddie Gosse
Donald Burton — Dr. Cunningham
Edith MacArthur — Audrey Campbell