"Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages."
Anthony Bate
as The Man Who Has Failed
Brenda Fricker
as Aunt Draycott
Charlie Condou
as Leonard Draycott
Jonathan Jackson
as Stephen Draycott
Jonathan Adams
as Miller Griffin
Noel O'Connell
as Job Tray
Frank Mills
as Ned Jones
Thomas Heathcote
as Farmer Will Gant
James Coyle
as Millhand
Jelena Budimir
as Washerwoman
Diana King
as Old Woman
Kelita Groom
as Susan
Brian Coburn
as Bearded Man
Sean Bean
as Scarred Man
George Malpas
as Shepherd
Barry Dranfield
as Fiddler
Jacob Thomas
as Young Boy
Thomas Hardy
Book
James Andrew Hall
Screenplay
Keith Wilson
Production Design
Reg Samuel
Costume Designer
Ray Orton
Director of Photography
Chris Ridsdale
Editor
Ann Fielden
Casting
Pamela Lonsdale
Producer
Lesley Cross
Continuity
Ian Shand
Executive Producer
Andy Ellaway
Electrician
Elizabeth Moss
Makeup Artist
Dave Newton
Property Master
Rupert Miles
Assistant Editor
Ron Jackson
First Assistant Director
Linda Taylor
Production Coordinator
Laurie Clarkson
Sound Mixer
Jeanne Ferber
Production Manager
Sam Morris
Boom Operator
Bill Draper
Construction Coordinator
Mickey Lynch
Grip
Irena Butcher
Production Accountant
Diarmuid Lawrence
Director