Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes 2007

Documentary telling the life story of cult author and renowned fell-walker Alfred Wainwright in England's Lake District.

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The cast

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Richard Albrecht Self - Narrator (voice)

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Alfred Wainwright Self (archive footage)

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Nik Wood-Jones Alfred Wainwright (as Nik Wood Jones)

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Jenny Hull Betty Wainwright

Jack Shalloo Young Wainwright

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Sarah Marsland Little Girl

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John Morgan Book Publisher

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Linda McCormack Ruth (voice)

Sue Lawley Self - Presenter, 'Desert Island Discs', 1988-2006

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Hunter Davies Self - Wainwright's Biographer

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Eric Robson Self - Broadcaster and Writer

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Betty Wainwright Self - Wainwright's Widow

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Jane King Self - Wainwright's Stepdaughter

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Mary Burkett Self - Wainwright's Friend (as Mary Burkett OBE)

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