The Falklands Play (2002)
April 10, 2002Release Date
The Falklands Play (2002)
April 10, 2002Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Patricia Hodge
Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP (Prime Minister)
James Fox
Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary)
John Standing
Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)
Colin Stinton
Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)
Michael Cochrane
Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
Jeremy Child
Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Lord President of the Council
Anthony Calf
Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
Rupert Vansittart
Sir Robert Armstrong (Cabinet Secretary)
Richard Cordery
Tom Enders
Robert Hardy
Sir Anthony Parsons
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)
Michael Samuels
Director
Ian Curteis
Writer
Shaughan Seymour
Adm. Sir Henry Leach (First Sea Lord)
Chris Pearce
Cinematographer
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)
Martin Sharpe
Editor
Arturo Venegas
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (UN Secretary-General)
Carrie Hilton
CastingDirector
Melanie Allen
ProductionDesigner
Vernon Dobtcheff
Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
Robert Bowman
Sir Hamilton Whyte (Member, British Mission to the UN)
John Woodvine
Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin / Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin (Chief of the Defence Staff)
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)
Richard Fell
Executive Producer
Rory Taylor
Cinematography
Rebecca Ferrand
Line Producer
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Sacha Whitmarsh
Production Manager
Madelaine Leech
Art Direction
Jane Bevans
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sallie Adams
Makeup Designer
Nicola Pinn
Production Coordinator
Gavin Walters
Gaffer
Jason Hopfner
Boom Operator
Lesley MacKinnon
Assistant Editor
James Loosemore
Sound Editor
Steve Rees
Camera Operator
Chuck Douglas
Extras Casting
Mario Mooney
Sound Mixer
Jeremy Howe
Producer
Alan Cridford
Boom Operator
Vanessa Stoddart
Production Accountant
Kevin Rudge
Camera Operator
Mark Isaac
Cinematography
Jayne Gregory
Costume Design
Kirsty Herring
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kristy Herring
Makeup Artist
Paul Elkins
First Assistant Director
Tammy Kempinski
Second Assistant Director
Holly Watson
Third Assistant Director
Colin Bradbury
Property Master
Sandy Garfield
Property Buyer
Graham Cussell
Electrician
Mark Issac
Camera Operator
Dominic Aarons
Colorist
Jenny Bowman
Script Supervisor
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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 pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and alleged 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. It was aired again on BBC4, 1 December 2020, over 18 years after it was last transmitted.