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The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

WarDrama
2002, Movie, 1h 30min
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.
Country: United Kingdom
Director:
Michael Samuels
Cast:
Vernon Dobtcheff,
James Fox,
John Standing,
Garrick Hagon
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Michael Samuels
Director
Vernon Dobtcheff
As Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
James Fox
As Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
John Standing
As Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)
Garrick Hagon
As Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State)
Robert Hardy
As Sir Anthony Parsons
Jeremy Child
As Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)
Colin Stinton
As Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)

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