TV Series

Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)

• First aired April 3, 1974
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 6
• 1h 15m per episode

• Drama

“How women fought for the vote”

Overview

Shoulder to Shoulder is a 1974 BBC drama serial created through the collaboration of actress Georgia Brown, filmmaker Midge Mackenzie, and producer Verity Lambert. A dramatisation of the history of the women's suffrage movement in Britain, focusing on the Pankhurst family and their fight for women's right to vote, the six-part series, starring Siân Phillips as Emmeline Pankhurst, is considered a landmark in feminist television drama.

Created by

Midge Mackenzie, Verity Lambert, Georgia Brown

Starring

Siân Phillips, Patricia Quinn, Georgia Brown