To Kill the Cabinet (1986)
BBC documentary on the police investigation that led to the capture of Patrick Magee: the man responsible for the Brighton Bomb. On 12 October 1984, Magee made an audacious attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet by exploding a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party Conference. The Prime Minister was unharmed but five people were killed in the attack and many more injured.
Director: Martyn Gregory
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Bill Hamilton as Self - Reporter (voice) |
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George Hebblewhite as Self |
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Ken Maginnis as Self - Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP |
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Danny Morrison as Self - Sinn Fein |
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Willian O'Dwyer as Self - Father of Ella |
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Dennis Palmer as Self - Taxi Driver |
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Jack Reece as Self - Det Chief Supt Jack Reece (archive footage) |
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Peter Sherry as Self |
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Bill Slack as Self - Former Headmaster |
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Margaret Thatcher as Self (archive footage) |
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Daphne Vloet as Self |
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Iris Vloet as Self |
| Directing | Martyn Gregory | Director |
| Production | Martyn Gregory | Producer |