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The Falklands Play

(2002, 1h 30min, NR)
7.5

(2002, 1h 30min, NR)7.5

The Falklands Play

(2002, 1h 30min, NR)

(2002, 1h 30min, NR)
7.5

7.5

WHERE TO WATCH

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Genre

Drama, War

Synopsis

The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of history. It was originally commissioned by the BBC in 1983, for production and broadcast in 1986, but was subsequently shelved by Controller of BBC One Michael Grade due to its alleged pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and jingoistic tone. This prompted a press furore over media bias and censorship.The play was not staged until 2002, when it was broadcast in separate adaptations on BBC Television and Radio.

Cast

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Patricia Hodge

Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP (Prime Minister)

Patricia Hodge

John Standing

Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)

John Standing

Michael Cochrane

Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)

Michael Cochrane

James Fox

Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretar

James Fox

Jeremy Child

Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Lord President of the Council / Fo

Jeremy Child

Colin Stinton

Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)

Colin Stinton

Jonathan Coy

Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office)

Jonathan Coy

Rupert Vansittart

Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)

Rupert Vansittart

Clive Merrison

Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence)

Clive Merrison

Richard Cordery

Tom Enders

Richard Cordery

Robert Hardy

Sir Anthony Parsons

Robert Hardy

Peter Blythe

Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General)

Peter Blythe

Jeremy Clyde

Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States)

Jeremy Clyde

John Woodvine

Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

John Woodvine

Shaughan Seymour

Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)

Shaughan Seymour

Anthony Calf

Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Of

Anthony Calf

Jasper Jacob

John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott)

Jasper Jacob

Bob Sherman

President Ronald Reagan

Bob Sherman

Lorelei King

Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)

Lorelei King

Garrick Hagon

Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State)

Garrick Hagon

Arturo Venegas

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)

Arturo Venegas

Vernon Dobtcheff

Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

Vernon Dobtcheff

Tom Chadbon

Adm. Sir John Fieldhouse (C-in-C Fleet)

Tom Chadbon

Gordon Langford Rowe

Rt Hon George Thomas MP (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Gordon Langford Rowe

Patrick Godfrey

Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)

Patrick Godfrey

Ron Meadows

Rt Hon Peter Shore MP (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Ron Meadows

Renny Krupinski

David Lambie MP (Labour)

Renny Krupinski

Charles McCurdy

John Browne MP (Conservative)

Charles McCurdy

Martin Oldfield

Rt Hon Enoch Powell MP (Conservative)

Martin Oldfield

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Sir Anthony Meyer Bt MP (Conservative)

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Alan Rothwell

John Wells MP (Conservative)

Alan Rothwell

Geoff Holman

Rt Hon Tony Benn MP (Labour)

Geoff Holman

James Fox

Rt Hon Peter

James Fox

Robert Bowman

Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member

Robert Bowman

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