The Falklands Factor

The Falklands Factor

55 mins | War, History | April 26, 1983

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.

The Falklands Factor

55 mins | War, History | April 26, 1983

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.
Producers
Original title The Falklands Factor
Directors Colin Bucksey
Writers Don Shaw

Cast

Warren Clarke

as Narrator

Donald Pleasence

as Dr. Samuel Johnson

Malcolm Terris

as Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.

Christopher Ellison

as First M.P.

Angus MacKay

as Second M.P.

Terence Rigby

as William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

James Grout

as William Strahan

Alun Lewis

as Hockey

Nicholas Gecks

as Blanding

David Purcell

as A Beggar

Julia McCarthy

as Mrs. Williams

John Bird

as Lord North

Matthew Scurfield

as Mr. Dyson M.P.

Ben Aris

as Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.

Norman Rodway

as Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.

Clive Merrison

as "Junius"

David Timson

as Man in Coffee House

John Owens

as The Speaker

Shaun Wallace

as Serving Boy

Derek Ware

as Man taken by Press Gang

Paddy Joyce

as Press Gang

Mike Kemp

as Press Gang

David Jackson

as Press Gang

Stewart Harwood

as Ruffian

Michael Greatorex

as Ruffian

Harry Fielder

as Ruffian