She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.
Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.
Director: Bille Eltringham
Writer: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Producer: Leslee Udwin
Director of Photography: Sean Bobbitt
Dorothy Ratcliffe
Frank Ratcliffe
Anna
Frau Unger
Willi
Mary Ratcliffe
Alex Ratcliffe
Uncle Philip
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution - Trailer