Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes

Name: Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-03-04
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 0
Cast: Richard Albrecht, Alfred Wainwright, Nik Wood-Jones, Jenny Hull, Jack Shalloo

March 4, 2007
Directed by
Josh Halil

Documentary telling the life story of cult author and renowned fell-walker Alfred Wainwright in England's Lake District.

Last Updated: November 12, 2025

Cast

Richard Albrecht

Self - Narrator (voice)

Alfred Wainwright

Self (archive footage)

Nik Wood-Jones

Alfred Wainwright (as Nik Wood Jones)

Jenny Hull

Betty Wainwright

Jack Shalloo

Young Wainwright

Sarah Marsland

Little Girl

John Morgan

Book Publisher

Linda McCormack

Ruth (voice)

Sue Lawley

Self - Presenter, 'Desert Island Discs', 1988-2006

Hunter Davies

Self - Wainwright's Biographer

Eric Robson

Self - Broadcaster and Writer

Betty Wainwright

Self - Wainwright's Widow

Jane King

Self - Wainwright's Stepdaughter

Mary Burkett

Self - Wainwright's Friend (as Mary Burkett OBE)

Molly Lefebure

Self - Novellist and Wainwright's Friend

Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes

March 4, 2007Directed byJosh Halil

Cast

Richard Albrecht

Self - Narrator (voice)

Alfred Wainwright

Self (archive footage)

Nik Wood-Jones

Alfred Wainwright (as Nik Wood Jones)

Jenny Hull

Betty Wainwright

Jack Shalloo

Young Wainwright

Sarah Marsland

Little Girl

John Morgan

Book Publisher

Linda McCormack

Ruth (voice)

Sue Lawley

Self - Presenter, 'Desert Island Discs', 1988-2006

Hunter Davies

Self - Wainwright's Biographer

Eric Robson

Self - Broadcaster and Writer

Betty Wainwright

Self - Wainwright's Widow

Jane King

Self - Wainwright's Stepdaughter

Mary Burkett

Self - Wainwright's Friend (as Mary Burkett OBE)

Molly Lefebure

Self - Novellist and Wainwright's Friend

March 4, 2007
Directed by
Josh Halil