The Man With The Plan

A young student, Flea (Sophie Jenkin), discovers the 1942 Beveridge report – and its comprehensive vision for a better society. Flea’s fantastical journey takes her amongst Beveridge’s Five Giants: Want, Disease, Squalor, Idleness & Ignorance and the whirl of politicians, ineffective policies and missed opportunities across the decades until now.

Based on texts and speeches by Beveridge and politicians, the film is a moving account of Beveridge’s vision, the desperate need for it today and a passionate call for action.

"an urgent film for our desperate times…a full-blown exposition on why if we had done what Beveridge advocated we might be in a better place today."
Read John Bird's review in THE BIG ISSUE

Starring Simon Callow as William Beveridge,
with Sophie Jenkin, Mark Thomas, Alan Cox, Neil Gore, Neil D'Souza,
Andrew Tiernan, Hal Cruttenden, Michael Mears, many others
and the voice of Miriam Margolyes.
Also, with the appearance of Sir Michael Marmot, Kate Pickett, Danny Dorling and
many other academics, campaigners and activists.

Written and directed by Christine Edzard.
Produced and edited by Olivier Stockman.
A Sands Films production.