About
An armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is the turbulent and moving story of four British 'bricks for Empire building' - based on the memoirs of some of the 100,000 'home children' who helped build the new Canada.
Cast
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R.H. Thomson
Wilf Hawthorne
J
Jan Austin
Catherine Hawthorne
S
Sarah Polley
Becky Hawthorne
F
Fiona Reid
Abigail Hawthorne
A
Amos Crawley
Robin Davies
C
Cedric Smith
Mr. MacDonald
M
Maureen McRae
Mrs. MacDonald
H
Huw Davies
Gareth Andrews
T
Torquil Campbell
Len Hawkins
D
David Hughes
Arnold Croft
J
Judy Sinclair
Hazel Croft
D
Donna Edwards
Sophie Payne
E
Eric Peterson
Owen Baker
J
James Bradford
Official
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Peter Ferri
Stevedore
M
Meg Hogarth
Miss Simpson
R
Robert Haley
Doctor
A
Alison MacLeod
Lorna Laird
G
Gerard Parkes
Reverend Laird
G
George Buza
Field Worker