Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm
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1986
1h 36m
6.4(39 votes)
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Thriller

Overview

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

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40 members
Acting

Gabriel Byrne

Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Gabriel Byrne
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Greta Scacchi

Nina Beckman

Greta Scacchi
Acting

Denholm Elliott

Vernon Bayliss

Denholm Elliott
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Ian Bannen

Dennis Markham

Ian Bannen
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Fulton Mackay

Victor Kingsbrook

Fulton Mackay
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Bill Paterson

Jack Macleod

Bill Paterson
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David Calder

Harry Champion

David Calder
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Frederick Treves

Arnold Reece

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Robbie Coltrane

Leo McAskey

Robbie Coltrane
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Steven Woodcock

Steven Dyce

Steven Woodcock
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Graham Fletcher-Cook

Mickey Parker

Graham Fletcher-Cook
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Annabel Leventon

Trudy Markham

Annabel Leventon
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Alexei Jawdokimov

Dietrich Kleist

Alexei Jawdokimov
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Danny Webb

Danny Royce

Danny Webb
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Prentis Hancock

Frank Longman

Prentis Hancock
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Michael Johnson

Humphrey Channing

Michael Johnson
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Mark Tandy

Philip Henderson

Mark Tandy
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Nicholas Coppin

1st Newsroom Deputy

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Veronica Duffy

2nd Newsroom Deputy

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David Hatton

Picture Editor

David Hatton
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Laurance Rudic

Charlie

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Philip Whitchurch

Cuttings Librarian

Philip Whitchurch
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Beverly Anderson

Newscaster

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David Lyon

Political Pundit

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Pip Miller

Police Sergeant Ross

Pip Miller
Writing

David Halliwell

Remand Centre Screw

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John Rees

Minister at Funeral

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Ravinder Singh Reyett

Club Doorman

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Noel Johnson

Club Member

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Hubert Rees

Club Waiter

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Oliver Ford Davies

Anthony Clegg

Oliver Ford Davies
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George Ellis Jones

DCS Catterick

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James Fleet

Ministry Man

James Fleet
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Vass Anderson

Strick

Vass Anderson
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Lyndon Brook

Pugh

Lyndon Brook
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William Job

Hilton

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Al Matthews

First US Controller

Al Matthews
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Daniel Foley

Second US Controller

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Barbara Coles

Third US Controller

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John Cannon

Greenmont Detention Centre Officer

John Cannon

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