The Ploughman's Lunch
An age of deceit... A man of our times
107 mins
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
Peter Walmsley
Bob Tuckett
Robert Cartland
Editor
David Lyon
Newsreader
Simon Stokes
Edward
Witold Schejbal
Jacek
William Maxwell
Journalist
Polly Abbott
Gold's Assistant
Richard Cottan
Student at Poetry Reading
Ken Shorter
Squash Coach
Libba Davies
Betty
Andrew Norton
Pete
Cecily Hobbs
Carol
David Stephenson
Sound Mixer
Trisha Edwards
Property Buyer
Michael Pickwoad
Art Direction
Simon Relph
Assistant Director
John Hedges
Construction Manager
Redmond Morris
Production Manager
Roy Cannon
Property Master
Joan Carpenter
Hairdresser
Rita Wakely
Wardrobe Master
Alan John
Accountant
Pat Rambaut
Continuity
Elaine Carew
Makeup Artist
Luciana Arrighi
Costume Design
Linda Bruce
Second Assistant Director
Keith Pamplin
Boom Operator
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Des Edwards
Sound Engineer
Jasper Fforde
Production Runner
John Brown
Still Photographer
Leo Davis
Casting Assistant
Michael Parkinson
Assistant Editor
Deborah Barnard
Assistant Accountant
Jeremy Hiles
Clapper Loader
Ted Whitby
Grip
Simon Harris
Assistant Editor
Rachel Neale
Production Assistant
Steve Mcleod
Electrician
Bill Thornhill
Electrician
Nicholas Jenkins
Title Designer
Tom Brown
Gaffer
Billy Merrell
Electrician
Derek Robbins
Publicist
Dominic Muldowney
Original Music Composer
Ian McEwan
Writer
David Martin
Editor
Clive Tickner
Director of Photography
Ann Scott
Producer
Simon Relph
Producer