Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Release: 1990-04-22
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 7.0
Documentary
Drama
TV Movie
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Cast
Struan Rodger
as Ex-IRA man
Martin Shaw
as Ian McBride
Robert Lang
as Detective Superintendant Ibison
Patrick Malahide
as Mike Mansfield
John Lynch
as IRA man in cottage
Tony Doyle
as Richard Ferguson QC
Donald Pickering
as Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary
Diane Fletcher
as Gareth Peirce
John Hurt
as Chris Mullin
Terence Rigby
as Det. Supt. George Reade
David Ryall
as Dr. Frank Skuse
John Woodvine
as Tom Clarke
Ciarán Hinds
as Richard McIlkenny
Peter Gowen
as Eamon O'Connor
Gerard McSorley
as Paddy Mcllkenny
Niall Tóibín
as Paddy Joe Hill
Bob Peck
as Chief Supt. Tom Meffen
Brid Brennan
as Sister of IRA man
Andy Bradford
Brendan Cauldwell
as Callaghan
Sean McGinley
as A
Roger Allam
as Charles Tremayne
Donal McCann
as N
Leslie Phillips
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
Heather Chasen
as The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher
John Kavanagh
as Z
David Bamber
as David Mellor MP, Home Office
Julian Glover
as Igor Judge QC
Ian McElhinney
as Sinn Fein leader