The Falklands Factor

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.

Discover

Warren Clarke

Narrator

Donald Pleasence

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Malcolm Terris

Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.

Angus MacKay

Second M.P.

Terence Rigby

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

James Grout

William Strahan

Alun Lewis

Hockey

Nicholas Gecks

Blanding

David Purcell

A Beggar

Julia McCarthy

Mrs. Williams

John Bird

Lord North

Matthew Scurfield

Mr. Dyson M.P.

Ben Aris

Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.

Norman Rodway

Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.

Clive Merrison

"Junius"

David Timson

Man in Coffee House

John Owens

The Speaker

Shaun Wallace

Serving Boy

Derek Ware

Man taken by Press Gang

Paddy Joyce

Press Gang

Mike Kemp

Press Gang

David Jackson

Press Gang

Directing

Colin Bucksey

Director

Production

Louis Marks

Producer

Writing

Don Shaw

Writer