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