The Falklands Factor
1983-04-26 | 55 minutes
Plot Summary
Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.
Cast
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Warren ClarkeNarrator
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Donald PleasenceDr. Samuel Johnson
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Malcolm TerrisMr. Dowdeswell M.P.
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Christopher EllisonFirst M.P.
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Terence RigbyWilliam Pitt, Earl of Chatham
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James GroutWilliam Strahan
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Alun LewisHockey
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Nicholas GecksBlanding
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John BirdLord North
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Matthew ScurfieldMr. Dyson M.P.
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Norman RodwayMr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
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Clive Merrison"Junius"
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John OwensThe Speaker
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Shaun WallaceServing Boy
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Derek WareMan taken by Press Gang