In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

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Cast

RH01ARichard HarrisFrank Machin
RR02ARachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond
AB03AAlan BadelGerald Weaver
WH04AWilliam Hartnell'Dad' Johnson
CB05AColin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite
VG06AVanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver
AC07AAnne CunninghamJudith
JW08AJack WatsonLen Miller

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This Sporting Life

Screen 1 · Row G · Seat 7 · 1963

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