Overview - Young Woman and the Sea

Overview

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

Cast

• Name: Daisy Ridley

  Character: Trudy Ederle

  Popularity: 33.033

  

• Name: Tilda Cobham-Hervey

  Character: Meg Ederle

  Popularity: 6.27

  

• Name: Stephen Graham

  Character: Bill Burgess

  Popularity: 23.143

  

• Name: Kim Bodnia

  Character: Henry Ederle

  Popularity: 8.616

  

• Name: Jeanette Hain

  Character: Gertrude Ederle

  Popularity: 4.039

  

• Name: Glenn Fleshler

  Character: James Sullivan

  Popularity: 8.633

  

• Name: Sian Clifford

  Character: Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein

  Popularity: 10.83

  

• Name: Christopher Eccleston

  Character: Jabez Wolffe

  Popularity: 11.37