The Falklands Play (2002)
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.
Director: Michael Samuels
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Patricia Hodge as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister) |
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John Standing as Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary) |
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Michael Cochrane as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) |
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James Fox as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary) |
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Colin Stinton as Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State) |
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Anthony Calf as Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office) |
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Jeremy Child as Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary) |
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Richard Cordery as Tom Enders |
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Robert Hardy as Sir Anthony Parsons |
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John Woodvine as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin |
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Rupert Vansittart as Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary) |
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Jonathan Coy as Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office) |
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Clive Merrison as Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence) |
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Peter Blythe as Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General) |
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Jeremy Clyde as Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States) |
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Shaughan Seymour as Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord) |
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Jasper Jacob as John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott) |
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Bob Sherman as President Ronald Reagan |
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Lorelei King as Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN) |
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Garrick Hagon as Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State) |
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Arturo Venegas as Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General) |
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Vernon Dobtcheff as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations) |
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Robert Bowman as Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member, British Mission to the UN) |
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Tom Chadbon as Adm. Sir John Fieldhouse (C-in-C Fleet) |
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Gordon Langford Rowe as Rt Hon George Thomas MP (Speaker of the House of Commons) |
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Patrick Godfrey as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
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Ron Meadows as Rt Hon Peter Shore MP (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
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Renny Krupinski as David Lambie MP (Labour) |
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Charles McCurdy as John Browne MP (Conservative) |
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Martin Oldfield as Rt Hon Enoch Powell MP (Conservative) |
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Geoffrey Wilkinson as Sir Anthony Meyer Bt MP (Conservative) |
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Alan Rothwell as John Wells MP (Conservative) |
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Geoff Holman as Rt Hon Tony Benn MP (Labour) |
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David Fleeshman as Denis Healey MP (Labour) |
| Directing | Michael Samuels | Director |
| Writing | Ian Curteis | Writer |
| Production | Richard Fell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Ferrand | Line Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Howe | Producer |
| Crew | Mark Isaac | Cinematography |
| Camera | Chris Pearce | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steve Rees | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kevin Rudge | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Rory Taylor | Cinematography |
| Editing | Martin Sharpe | Editor |
| Production | Carrie Hilton | Casting |
| Art | Melanie Allen | Production Design |
| Art | Madelaine Leech | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayne Gregory | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Adams | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Bevans | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Herring | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristy Herring | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sacha Whitmarsh | Production Manager |
| Directing | Paul Elkins | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tammy Kempinski | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Holly Watson | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Colin Bradbury | Property Master |
| Art | Sandy Garfield | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Alan Cridford | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jason Hopfner | Boom Operator |
| Sound | James Loosemore | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mario Mooney | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Graham Cussell | Electrician |
| Camera | Mark Issac | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Gavin Walters | Gaffer |
| Production | Chuck Douglas | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allison Wyldeck | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Dominic Aarons | Colorist |
| Editing | Lesley MacKinnon | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jenny Bowman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nicola Pinn | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Vanessa Stoddart | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Rory Taylor | Director of Photography |
