Company of Rebels

In the small Essex village of Fobbing, a band of peasants, brought to breaking point by poverty and famine, is incited to revolt. Led by the blacksmith John Melle, and his best friend, Tom Baker, the peasants make their way to London to protest against the unjust poll taxes levied under the reign of Richard II. But the friendship between the two revolutionaries is shattered when one embarks on an affair with the other's wife - an act of deceit that has far-reaching repercussions, particularly when the revolt fails and the wronged man is sentenced to death for treason.