The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

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Drama|

TV Movie|

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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 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.

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