When the Bough Breaks

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 6, 1971

Original language

English

Cast

Hannah Gordon,Cheryl Kennedy,Neil McCarthy,Donald Burton,Edith MacArthur,Griffith Davies,Mark Parr,Ysanne Churchman,Ruth Kettlewell,Margaret Elliotand 3 more

Director

James Ferman

Writer

Tony Parker

Producer

Irene Shubik

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067978