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The Falklands Play (2002)
Directed by Michael Samuels
Overview
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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Patricia Hodge | John Standing | Michael Cochrane | James Fox | Colin Stinton | Anthony Calf | Jeremy Child | Richard Cordery | Robert Hardy | John Woodvine | Rupert Vansittart | Jonathan Coy | Clive Merrison | Peter Blythe | Jeremy Clyde | Shaughan Seymour | Jasper Jacob | Bob Sherman | Lorelei King | Garrick Hagon | Arturo Venegas | Vernon Dobtcheff | Robert Bowman | Tom Chadbon | Gordon Langford Rowe | Patrick Godfrey | Ron Meadows | Renny Krupinski | Charles McCurdy | Martin Oldfield | Geoffrey Wilkinson | Alan Rothwell | Geoff Holman | David Fleeshman