The Falklands Factor
The Falklands Factor
Release: 1983-04-26
·Runtime: 55m
History
War
Drama
TV Movie
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
Malcolm Terris
as Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
John Bird
as Lord North
John Owens
as The Speaker
Derek Ware
as Man taken by Press Gang
James Grout
as William Strahan
Matthew Scurfield
as Mr. Dyson M.P.
Norman Rodway
as Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
Clive Merrison
as "Junius"
Paddy Joyce
as Press Gang
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Christopher Ellison
as First M.P.
Terence Rigby
as William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Shaun Wallace
as Serving Boy
Angus MacKay
as Second M.P.
Alun Lewis
as Hockey
Nicholas Gecks
as Blanding
David Jackson
as Press Gang
Warren Clarke
as Narrator
