In her public persona, Eleanor “Tussy” Marx was a translator, actress, a children’s rights activist and a persuasive labour organizer, a tireless powerhouse determined to carry on her father’s work. She held her own with twentieth century gods, including both her father and his colleague Engels. In her privately life, however, she was vulnerable and her attraction to the self-indulgent and self-important Edward Aveling led her into misery and ultimately proved fatal.
Romola Garai
as Eleanor 'Tussy' Marx
Patrick Kennedy
as Edward Aveling
John Gordon Sinclair
as Friedrich Engels
Felicity Montagu
as Helene Demuth
Karina Fernandez
as Olive Schreiner
Emma Cunniffe
as Laura Marx
George Arrendell
as Paul Lafargue
Célestin Ryelandt
as Johnny Longuet
Oliver Chris
as Freddy
Alexandra Lewis
as Edward's young wife
Georgina Sadler
as Gerty
Miel Van Hasselt
as Wilhelm Liebknecht
