An age of deceit... A man of our times
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.
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Cast
- Jonathan PryceJames Penfield
- Tim CurryJeremy Hancock
- Rosemary HarrisAnn Barrington
- Frank FinlayMatthew Fox
- Charlie DoreSusan Barrington
- David de KeyserGold
- Bill PatersonLecturer
- Orlando WellsTom Fox
- Nat JackleyMr Penfield
- Pearl HackneyMrs Penfield
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- Richard EyreDirector
- Ian McEwanWriter
- Clive TicknerDirector of Photography
- Dominic MuldowneyOriginal Music Composer
- David MartinEditor
- Simon RelphProducer
- Ann ScottProducer
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