Dockers (1999): Cast & Plot
Dockers is a 1999 drama directed by Bill Anderson, starring Peter Armitage as Jimmy Nolan, Ken Stott and Michael Ryan. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Bill Anderson
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dockers About?
The premise of Dockers without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Jimmy McGovern’s depiction of the mid 90s Liverpool dockers strike. Featuring script contributions from Irvine Welsh and the real dockers themselves
Dockers Themes & Keywords
· 9 tags- family relationships
- docker
- suffering
- liverpool
- violence
- strike
- work
- dispute
- based on true story
Dockers Cast & Characters
Peter Armitage leads the cast as Jimmy Nolan, with Ken Stott as Tommy Walton and Michael Ryan as Thomas Walton. Directed by Bill Anderson; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Bill Anderson
- Peter Armitage as Jimmy Nolan
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Ken Stott as Tommy Walton - Michael Ryan as Thomas Walton
- Christine Tremarco as Paula Walton
Also Starring in Dockers
· 21 more- Crissy Rock Jean Walton
- Lee Ross Andy Walton
- Ricky Tomlinson Macca Macauley
- David Parkinson Pete Macauley
- Rudolph Walker Bill Morris
- Andy Devine Meat Salesman
- Shane Rimmer US Longshoreman
- Del Henney Bernard Bradley
- Jimmy Coleman Gaffer
- Dominic Carter Charlie
- Vincent Maguire Supervisor
- Martin Oldfield Teacher
- Heather Bleasdale Blair Babe
- Gerry White Supervisor
- Alan Stocks PC Rodgers
- Joan Kempson Macca's Wife
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- Georgina Smith Big John's Mum
- Bill Speed Member of Seaforth Gang
- James Foy Big John
- James Davies Jr Mickey
- Neil Phillips Jack Dempsey
More from Bill Anderson
More films directed by Bill Anderson: Boudica and Fields of Gold.
Dockers Plot Summary
What happens in Dockers from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Dockers dramatizes the real-life Liverpool dockers’ dispute from 1995 to 1998, bringing a sharp focus to a tight-knit community under strain. A small group of workers is dismissed after resisting unfair changes to overtime rules, and in a powerful show of solidarity, hundreds of their colleagues refuse to cross the picket line, leading the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to dismiss them all.
At the center of the story is Tommy Walton, a veteran docker, whose son Andy Walton is among the five men fired, sparking the strike and drawing the family into the escalating conflict. As the strike intensifies, friendships are tested and loyalties are strained, while the personal consequences deepen—families face eviction and marriages come under mounting pressure, painting a human cost that mirrors the industrial fight.
Full summary
The whole story of Dockers, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Dockers?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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In which English port city is Dockers set?
Dockers Also Known As
Also known as “Lastaajat”.
- Also known as
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- Lastaajat
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Movies Like Dockers
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Boys from the Blackstuff, The Big Flame and Rumble on the Docks.
Dockers FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dockers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dockers?
Dockers runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Dockers released?
Dockers was released on July 10, 1999.
Who directed Dockers?
Dockers was directed by Bill Anderson.
More films by Bill Anderson Who is in the cast of Dockers?
Dockers stars Peter Armitage as Jimmy Nolan, Ken Stott as Tommy Walton and Michael Ryan as Thomas Walton, among 25 credited actors.
Does Dockers have a post-credit scene?
No. Dockers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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