The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
Release: 2002-04-10
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 7.3
War
Drama
TV Movie
The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of history. It was originally commissioned by the BBC in 1983, for production and broadcast in 1986, but was subsequently shelved by Controller of BBC One Michael Grade due to its alleged pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and jingoistic tone. This prompted a press furore over media bias and censorship.The play was not staged until 2002, when it was broadcast in separate adaptations on BBC Television and Radio.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Cast
Jonathan Coy
as Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office)
Geoffrey Wilkinson
as Sir Anthony Meyer Bt MP (Conservative)
Jeremy Clyde
as Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States)
Shaughan Seymour
as Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)
Patricia Hodge
as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
John Standing
as Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)
Anthony Calf
as Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
Patrick Godfrey
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Alan Rothwell
as John Wells MP (Conservative)
David Fleeshman
as Denis Healey MP (Labour)
Michael Cochrane
as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
Peter Blythe
as Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General)
Lorelei King
as Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)
Garrick Hagon
as Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State)
Colin Stinton
as Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)
Richard Cordery
as Tom Enders
Jasper Jacob
as John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott)
Arturo Venegas
as Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
Tom Chadbon
as Adm. Sir John Fieldhouse (C-in-C Fleet)
Robert Hardy
as Sir Anthony Parsons
Rupert Vansittart
as Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)
Clive Merrison
as Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence)
Renny Krupinski
as David Lambie MP (Labour)
James Fox
as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
Jeremy Child
as Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)
John Woodvine
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
