In 1973 Ricky Tomilinson was imprisoned for unlawful assembly and conspiracy when picketing for support in Britain’s first National Building Strike a year earlier. During the course of Ricky’s sentence when he refused to conform, wear prison clothing, work and suffered on hunger strike he met a sympathetic and wise prison governor who introduced prisoner Tomlinson to Tressell’s great novel.

Ragged (2013)
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Stephen Walters
Prisoner Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson
Himself

Philip Jackson
Prison Governor

Christopher Fulford
Prison Guard, Orderly, Foreman, Priest, Detective, Assistant Governor, Striker Judge, Jury Foreman