The Falklands Factor

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Colin Bucksey

Writers

Don Shaw

Language

English

Release date

26 April 1983

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Warren Clarke

  Narrator

• 

  Donald Pleasence

  Dr. Samuel Johnson

• 

  Malcolm Terris

  Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.

• 

  Christopher Ellison

  First 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