In the final video on our Mike Leigh in Conversation series, Mike Leigh and Gary Yershon discuss Peterloo. An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

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Filmed on 30th October 2022 at The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PQ