Overview

NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.

Cast

Hannah Gordon, Cheryl Kennedy, Neil McCarthy, Donald Burton, Edith MacArthur, Griffith Davies, Mark Parr, Ysanne Churchman

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Frequently asked

What is "When the Bough Breaks" about?

NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.

When was "When the Bough Breaks" released?

When the Bough Breaks was released in 1971.

Who stars in "When the Bough Breaks"?

The cast includes Hannah Gordon, Cheryl Kennedy, Neil McCarthy, Donald Burton.