The Falklands Play

90 mins
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.

Patricia Hodge

Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)

John Standing

Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)

Michael Cochrane

Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)

James Fox

Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)

Colin Stinton

Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)

Anthony Calf

Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)

Jeremy Child

Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)

Richard Cordery

Tom Enders

Robert Hardy

Sir Anthony Parsons

John Woodvine

Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

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)

Shaughan Seymour

Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)

Jasper Jacob

John Wilkinson MP (Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Nott)

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)

Arturo Venegas

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)

Vernon Dobtcheff

Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

Robert Bowman

Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member, British Mission to the UN)

Tom Chadbon

Adm. Sir John Fieldhouse (C-in-C Fleet)

Gordon Langford Rowe

Rt Hon George Thomas MP (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Patrick Godfrey

Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)

Ron Meadows

Rt Hon Peter Shore MP (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Renny Krupinski

David Lambie MP (Labour)

Charles McCurdy

John Browne MP (Conservative)

Martin Oldfield

Rt Hon Enoch Powell MP (Conservative)

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Sir Anthony Meyer Bt MP (Conservative)

Alan Rothwell

John Wells MP (Conservative)

Geoff Holman

Rt Hon Tony Benn MP (Labour)

David Fleeshman

Denis Healey MP (Labour)

Rebecca Ferrand

Line Producer

Richard Fell

Executive Producer

Michael Samuels

Director

Ian Curteis

Writer

Jeremy Howe

Producer

Sandy Garfield

Property Buyer

Chris Pearce

Assistant Camera

Colin Bradbury

Property Master

Alan Cridford

Boom Operator

Vanessa Stoddart

Production Accountant

James Loosemore

Sound Editor

Steve Rees

Camera Operator

Melanie Allen

Production Design

Kristy Herring

Makeup Artist

Holly Watson

Third Assistant Director

Kirsty Herring

Assistant Makeup Artist

Chuck Douglas

Extras Casting

Mark Isaac

Cinematography

Martin Sharpe

Editor

Lesley MacKinnon

Assistant Editor

Jenny Bowman

Script Supervisor

Mario Mooney

Sound Mixer

Sallie Adams

Makeup Designer

Tammy Kempinski

Second Assistant Director

Mark Issac

Camera Operator

Madelaine Leech

Art Direction

Jason Hopfner

Boom Operator

Gavin Walters

Gaffer

Nicola Pinn

Production Coordinator

Kevin Rudge

Camera Operator

Jane Bevans

Assistant Makeup Artist

Carrie Hilton

Casting

Rory Taylor

Cinematography

Jayne Gregory

Costume Design

Sacha Whitmarsh

Production Manager

Paul Elkins

First Assistant Director

Graham Cussell

Electrician

Allison Wyldeck

Costume Supervisor

Dominic Aarons

Colorist

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