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The Falklands Factor

0 %|Apr 26, 1983|History, War, Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Don Shaw
Writer
Colin Bucksey
Director
Louis Marks
Producer

Cast

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Donald Pleasence
Dr. Samuel Johnson
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Malcolm Terris
Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
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Angus MacKay
Second M.P.
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Terence Rigby
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
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James Grout
William Strahan
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Julia McCarthy
Mrs. Williams
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John Bird
Lord North
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Matthew Scurfield
Mr. Dyson M.P.
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Ben Aris
Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
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Norman Rodway
Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
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David Timson
Man in Coffee House
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John Owens
The Speaker
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Shaun Wallace
Serving Boy
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Derek Ware
Man taken by Press Gang
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Paddy Joyce
Press Gang
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Mike Kemp
Press Gang
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David Jackson
Press Gang