The Falklands Play
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.
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Cast
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
