The Ploughman's Lunch
An age of deceit... A man of our times
1983-05-30 | 107 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Jonathan PryceJames Penfield
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Tim CurryJeremy Hancock
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Rosemary HarrisAnn Barrington
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Frank FinlayMatthew Fox
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Charlie DoreSusan Barrington
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David de KeyserGold
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Bill PatersonLecturer
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Orlando WellsTom Fox
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Nat JackleyMr Penfield
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Pearl HackneyMrs Penfield
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Christopher FulfordYoung Journalist
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Andy RashleighJournalist
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Anna WingWoman at Poetry Reading