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Deadline is a 1988 British drama television film, directed by Richard Stroud and based on a novel and adapted for the screen by Tom Stacey, which aired on BBC. It stars John Hurt as an alcoholic Fleet Street journalist caught up in a coup on an island in the Persian Gulf, where the Emir's son and an enforcer attempt to depose his father.
Original Release
01/01/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Hurt | Granville Jones |
| Imogen Stubbs | Lady Romy Burton |
| Robert McBain | Sandy McCulloch |
| Greg Hicks | Lou Rivers |
| Bargach Abdelrahim | Abdullah |
| Julian Curry | Stuart-Smith |
| David Conville | Sir Geoffrey Burton |
| Roshan Seth | The Emir of Hawa |
| Naji Ahmed | Suleiman's brother |
| Ahmed Boulane | Al-Bakr |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Hurt | Granville Jones |
| Imogen Stubbs | Lady Romy Burton |
| Robert McBain | Sandy McCulloch |
| Greg Hicks | Lou Rivers |
| Bargach Abdelrahim | Abdullah |
| Julian Curry | Stuart-Smith |
| David Conville | Sir Geoffrey Burton |
| Roshan Seth | The Emir of Hawa |
| Naji Ahmed | Suleiman's brother |
| Ahmed Boulane | Al-Bakr |
| John Bowe | Shaun Carew |
| J.R.M. Chapman | The guest |
| Lou Hirsch | Monty |
| Bajji Abdel Kabir | Winchman |
| Yannis Lazarides | Hatim (adult) |
| Mohamed Majd | Nasir |
| Kafi Mohammed | Major |
| Robert Pugh | Williams |
| Mahjoub Raji | Ismail |
| Alix Refaie | adult Hatim's aide |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas Kentish | Executive Producer |
| Derek Nelson | Producer |
