The Happy Lands

The Happy Lands is a 2012 British film written by and about a coal-mining community in Fife, Scotland, during the long strike of 1926. The film was released on 17 February 2012. Much of the film's dialogue is in the Scots language.

The film begins with a miner suffering a back injury at a colliery in the fictional village of Carhill. When confronted about working conditions, the mine owner responds by saying that the workers are locked out until they accept a settlement that involves longer working hours and lower wages. The rest of the film shows the various stages of the eight-month strike by coal miners across Britain, including the general strike launched by the Trade Union Congress in support of the miners. The film makes several references to the First World War, in which many of the striking miners fought and were rewarded for their bravery.

Cast[]

• as Michael Brogan^[3]
• as Dan Guthrie
• as Wee Baxie
• as Davey King
• as Mary Miller
• as Pug Henderson
• as Economic League
• as Special Constable
• as Granny King
• Josh Brown as Pat Brogan
• as Regional Union Official
• as Andy Jenkins
• as Billy Jenkins
• as Jenny Saville
• as Lily Wilson
• Allan Stewart as Harry Lauder
• Megan Taylor as Susie Smith

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• UNISON Scotland's webpage on the film
• BBC's webpage on the film
• The Happy Lands at the Internet Movie Database
• Relatives pay tribute to mining heroes of 1926 general strike in new film The Happy Lands
• Fife man keen to mine his newly-found acting talent

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