The Falklands Play (2002)
War • Drama • TV Movie • 1ч 30м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.0
(8)
Cast
Patricia Hodge
Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
John Standing
Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)
Michael Cochrane
Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
James Fox
Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
Colin Stinton
Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)
Anthony Calf
Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
Jeremy Child
Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)
Richard Cordery
Tom Enders
Robert Hardy
Sir Anthony Parsons
John Woodvine
Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
Rupert Vansittart
Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)
Jonathan Coy
Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office)
Clive Merrison
Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence)
Peter Blythe
Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General)
Jeremy Clyde
Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States)
Shaughan Seymour
Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)
Jasper Jacob
John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott)
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Bob Sherman
President Ronald Reagan
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Lorelei King
Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)
Garrick Hagon
Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State)
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Arturo Venegas
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)
Vernon Dobtcheff
Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
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Robert Bowman
Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member, British Mission to the UN)
Tom Chadbon
Adm. Sir John Fieldhouse (C-in-C Fleet)
Crew
Rebecca Ferrand
Line Producer
Richard Fell
Executive Producer
Michael Samuels
Director
Ian Curteis
Writer
Jeremy Howe
Producer
Sandy Garfield
Property Buyer
Chris Pearce
Assistant Camera
Colin Bradbury
Property Master
Alan Cridford
Boom Operator
Vanessa Stoddart
Production Accountant
James Loosemore
Sound Editor
Steve Rees
Camera Operator
Melanie Allen
Production Design
Kristy Herring
Makeup Artist
Holly Watson
Third Assistant Director
Kirsty Herring
Assistant Makeup Artist
Chuck Douglas
Extras Casting
Mark Isaac
Cinematography
Martin Sharpe
Editor
Lesley MacKinnon
Assistant Editor
Jenny Bowman
Script Supervisor
Mario Mooney
Sound Mixer
Sallie Adams
Makeup Designer
Tammy Kempinski
Second Assistant Director
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