The Falklands Factor
26/04/1983
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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.
Cast
Warren Clarke
Narrator
Donald Pleasence
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Malcolm Terris
Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
Christopher Ellison
First M.P.
Angus MacKay
Second M.P.
Terence Rigby
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
James Grout
William Strahan
Alun Lewis
Hockey
Nicholas Gecks
Blanding
David Purcell
A Beggar
Julia McCarthy
Mrs. Williams
John Bird
Lord North
Matthew Scurfield
Mr. Dyson M.P.
Ben Aris
Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
Norman Rodway
Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
Clive Merrison
"Junius"
David Timson
Man in Coffee House
John Owens
The Speaker
Shaun Wallace
Serving Boy
Derek Ware
Man taken by Press Gang
Paddy Joyce
Press Gang
Mike Kemp
Press Gang
David Jackson
Press Gang
Stewart Harwood
Ruffian
Michael Greatorex
Ruffian
Harry Fielder
Ruffian
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