Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
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2009
1h 46m
6.7(279 votes)
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.

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Production Companies

Screen Yorkshire
Lipsync Productions
Film4 Productions

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Andrew Garfield

Eddie Dunford

Andrew Garfield
Acting

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Warren Clarke
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Sean Bean

John Dawson

Sean Bean
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David Morrissey

Maurice Jobson

David Morrissey
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John Henshaw

Bill Hadley

John Henshaw
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Anthony Flanagan

Barry Gannon

Anthony Flanagan
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Jennifer Hennessy

Mrs Kemplay

Jennifer Hennessy
Acting

Mary Jo Randle

Eddie's Mum

Mary Jo Randle
Acting

Rita May

Aunty Win

Rita May
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Rachel Jane Allen

Susan Dunford

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Graham Walker

Uncle Eric

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Michelle Dockery

Kathryn Tyler

Michelle Dockery
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Robert Sheehan

BJ

Robert Sheehan
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Eddie Marsan

Jack Whitehead

Eddie Marsan
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Daniel Mays

Michael Myshkin

Daniel Mays
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Cara Seymour

Mary Cole

Cara Seymour
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Peter Mullan

Martin Laws

Peter Mullan
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Gerard Kearns

Leonard Cole

Gerard Kearns
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Ian Mercer

Paul Booker

Ian Mercer
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Rebecca Hall

Paula Garland

Rebecca Hall
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Sean Harris

Bob Craven

Sean Harris
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Steven Robertson

Sgt. Bob Fraser

Steven Robertson
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Shaun Dooley

Dick Alderman

Shaun Dooley
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Roger Morlidge

Court Clerk

Roger Morlidge
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Mike Mitchell

Henchman

Mike Mitchell
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Danny Cunningham

Gaz

Danny Cunningham
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Katherine Vasey

Steph

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Margaret Blakemore

Rochdale's Neighbour

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Tony Mooney

Tommy Douglas

Tony Mooney
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Lynn Roden

Bet

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Liz Hume Dawson

Staff Nurse

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Cathryn Bradshaw

Marjorie Dawson

Cathryn Bradshaw
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Chris Walker

Jim Prentice

Chris Walker
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Kelly Freemantle

Clare Strachan

Kelly Freemantle
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Berwick Kaler

George Greaves

Berwick Kaler

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