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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 pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and alleged 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.
Original Release
04/10/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patricia Hodge | Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister) / Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP (Prime Minister) |
James Fox | Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary) |
John Standing | Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary) |
Michael Cochrane | Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) |
Jeremy Child | Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary) / Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Lord President of the Council / Foreign Secretary) |
Rupert Vansittart | Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary) |
Jonathan Coy | Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office) |
Clive Merrison | Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence) |
Peter Blythe | Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General) |
Jeremy Clyde | Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patricia Hodge | Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister) / Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP (Prime Minister) |
James Fox | Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary) |
John Standing | Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary) |
Michael Cochrane | Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) |
Jeremy Child | Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary) / Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Lord President of the Council / Foreign Secretary) |
Rupert Vansittart | Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary) |
Jonathan Coy | Richard Luce MP (Minister of State, Foreign Office) |
Clive Merrison | Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence) |
Peter Blythe | Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General) |
Jeremy Clyde | Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States) |
Colin Stinton | Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State) |
Shaughan Seymour | Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord) |
Anthony Calf | Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office) |
Richard Cordery | Tom Enders / Tom Enders (US Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs) |
Bob Sherman | President Ronald Reagan |
Lorelei King | Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN) |
Garrick Hagon | Vernon Walters (Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State) |
Robert Hardy | Sir Anthony Parsons / Sir Anthony Parsons (HM Ambassador to the UN) |
Arturo Venegas | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General) |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Fell | Executive Producer |
Rebecca Ferrand | Producer |
Jeremy Howe | Producer |
Sarah Whitehead | Producer |