On Giant's Shoulders
28/03/1979
2h
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The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
Cast
Judi Dench
Hazel Wiles
Bryan Pringle
Len Wiles
Terry Wiles
Himself
Hilda Braid
Sister Page
Barbara Young
Teacher at hospital
Tim Wylton
Len Curry
Tony Church
Hospital administrator
Anthony Heaton
Limb technician
Anna Wing
Mrs. Proctor
Jean Rimmer
Miss Hudson
Frank Barrie
Solicitor
Charles West
Judge
Annabel Leventon
Journalist
Barbara Keogh
Café cashier
Elizabeth Hunt
Customer
Sally Watkins
Washer-up
Maria St. Clare
Girl at Nurseries
Elizabeth Morgan
Registrar
Charles Pemberton
Employment clerk
Nigel Nevinson
Young teacher
John Muirhead
Photographer
Wilfred Grove
Bailiff
Derek Seaton
Local reporter
Terence Davies
Fire Officer
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