The Falklands Factor
26/04/1983
Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.
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Warren Clarke
as Narrator
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Malcolm Terris
as Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
Christopher Ellison
as First M.P.
Angus MacKay
as Second M.P.
Terence Rigby
as William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
James Grout
as William Strahan
Alun Lewis
as Hockey
Nicholas Gecks
as Blanding
David Purcell
as A Beggar
Julia McCarthy
as Mrs. Williams
John Bird
as Lord North
Matthew Scurfield
as Mr. Dyson M.P.
Ben Aris
as Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
Norman Rodway
as Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
Clive Merrison
as "Junius"
David Timson
as Man in Coffee House
John Owens
as The Speaker
Shaun Wallace
as Serving Boy
Derek Ware
as Man taken by Press Gang
Paddy Joyce
as Press Gang
Mike Kemp
as Press Gang
David Jackson
as Press Gang
Stewart Harwood
as Ruffian
Michael Greatorex
as Ruffian
Harry Fielder
as Ruffian
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