The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

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2002
1h 30m
7.3(6 votes)
War
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

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.

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34 members
Acting

Patricia Hodge

Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)

Patricia Hodge
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John Standing

Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)

John Standing
Acting

Michael Cochrane

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

Michael Cochrane
Acting

James Fox

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

James Fox
Acting

Colin Stinton

Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)

Colin Stinton
Acting

Anthony Calf

Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)

Anthony Calf
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Jeremy Child

Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)

Jeremy Child
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Richard Cordery

Tom Enders

Richard Cordery
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Robert Hardy

Sir Anthony Parsons

Robert Hardy
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John Woodvine

Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

John Woodvine
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Rupert Vansittart

Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)

Rupert Vansittart
Acting

Jonathan Coy

Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office)

Jonathan Coy
Acting

Clive Merrison

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

Clive Merrison
Acting

Peter Blythe

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

Peter Blythe
Acting

Jeremy Clyde

Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States)

Jeremy Clyde
Acting

Shaughan Seymour

Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)

Shaughan Seymour
Acting

Jasper Jacob

John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott)

Jasper Jacob
Acting

Bob Sherman

President Ronald Reagan

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Lorelei King

Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)

Lorelei King
Acting

Garrick Hagon

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

Garrick Hagon
Acting

Arturo Venegas

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)

Arturo Venegas
Acting

Vernon Dobtcheff

Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

Vernon Dobtcheff
Acting

Robert Bowman

Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member, British Mission to the UN)

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Tom Chadbon

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

Tom Chadbon
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Gordon Langford Rowe

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

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Patrick Godfrey

Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)

Patrick Godfrey
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Ron Meadows

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

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Renny Krupinski

David Lambie MP (Labour)

Renny Krupinski
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Charles McCurdy

John Browne MP (Conservative)

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Martin Oldfield

Rt Hon Enoch Powell MP (Conservative)

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Geoffrey Wilkinson

Sir Anthony Meyer Bt MP (Conservative)

Geoffrey Wilkinson
Acting

Alan Rothwell

John Wells MP (Conservative)

Alan Rothwell
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Geoff Holman

Rt Hon Tony Benn MP (Labour)

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David Fleeshman

Denis Healey MP (Labour)

David Fleeshman

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