The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
1h 47m
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May 30, 1983Release Date
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As England 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.
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The Ploughman's Lunch is a 1983 British drama film written by Ian McEwan and directed by Richard Eyre which stars Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry and Rosemary Harris.
The film looks at the media world in Margaret Thatcher's Britain around the time of the Falklands War. It was part of Channel 4's Film on Four strand, enjoying a critically lauded theatrical release before the television screenings.