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I, Daniel Blake

Ken Loach drama. After a heart attack, a 59-year-old joiner needs help from the state to receive benefits. He crosses paths with single mother Katie and her two young children.

After a heart attack, a 59-year-old joiner needs help from the state to receive Employment and Support Allowance. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie's only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn't know, 300 miles away.

1 hour, 38 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 May 202221:55
BBC Scotland

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Credits

DanielDave Johns
KatieHayley Squires
ChinaKema Sikazwe
Daisy MayBriana Shann
DylanDylan McKiernan
AnnKate Rutter
SheilaSharon Percy
PiperSteven Richens
StanleyDan Li
Assesment Centre GuardStuart Turner
Employment Support Allowance AssessorNatalie Ann Jamieson
RonnieShaun Prendergast
PeteChris McGlade
LibrarianJane Birch
PostmanColin Coombs
Appeal ReceptionistHarriet Ghost
Woman in houseViktoria Kay
WriterPaul Laverty
DirectorKen Loach
ProducerRebecca O'Brien

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