Claim: Rosamund Pike acts.

Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film directed by Nigel Cole . The film stars Sally Hawkins , Bob Hoskins , Miranda Richardson , Geraldine James , Rosamund Pike , Andrea Riseborough , Jaime Winstone , Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff . It dramatises the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 that aimed for equal pay for women . The film 's theme song , with lyrics by Billy Bragg , is performed by Sandie Shaw , herself a native of the area and a former Ford Dagenham clerk .   A stage musical version of the film opened at London 's Adelphi theatre in 2014 .