The script was written by Hugh Leonard, and Peter O'Toole played James Larkin, the union leader.

[4] The cast also included Cyril Cusack as the alcoholic priest, Father Giffley, Donal McCann as the Larkin supporter, Mulhall, David Kelly as the destitute "Rashers" Tierney and Bryan Murray as Fitz, the young unemployed worker who ends up in the trenches.

Frank Grimes won a Jacob's Award for his portrayal of the young Catholic curate, Father O'Connor.

Peter Ustinov made a cameo appearance in the first episode as Edward VII.

[5] In 2004, a digitised and remastered version was released on DVD by Acorn Media UK.