The Strike
The Strike
Release: 1988-02-20
·Runtime: 59m
·★ 7.0
TV Movie
Comedy
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Cast
Dawn French
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Nigel Planer
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Ronald Allen
as Prime Minister
Peter Richardson
as Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill
Jennifer Saunders
as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Robbie Coltrane
as Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity
Adrian Edmondson
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Keith Allen
as Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity
Rik Mayall
as Speaker/Hunchback
Derren Nesbitt
as Chauffeur/McGregor
Daniel Peacock
as Workman 1
Alexei Sayle
as Paul
Steven O'Donnell
as Gerry/2nd Man/Picketer
Pete Richens
as Workman 2
