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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 ...
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Apr 10, 2002 · The Falklands Play: Directed by Michael Samuels. With Patricia Hodge, James Fox, John Standing, Michael Cochrane. On April 2, 1982, Britain went to war to regain the Falkland Islands.
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- 2002-04-10
Patricia Hodge stars as Margaret Thatcher opposite James Fox (Lord Carrington) as she presides of the backroom manoeuvrings that lead to the Falklands War. I...
Dec 1, 2023 · The BBC commissioned the TV play from writer Ian Curteis in 1986, but notoriously shelved it for 16 years because of its pro-Thatcher stance ahead of a general election. The decision to halt it was taken by then BBC 1 Controller Michael Grade, creating a press furore over claims of bias and censorship.
Apr 10, 2002 · The Falklands Play Ian Curteis's once-controversial dramatisation of how the Thatcher government went to war against Argentina to regain the Falkland Islands. Show more
The Falklands Play. Ian Curteis's once-controversial dramatisation of how the Thatcher government went to war against Argentina to regain the Falkland Islands. It charts the back-room manoeuvrings between Thatcher's government and the military, between the British and the Americans, and the Americans and the Argentinians that led to a breakdown ...
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The Falklands Play Margaret Thatcher presides the backroom manoeuvrings that lead to the Falklands War. It follows the breakdown in diplomacy between the Brits, Americans and Argentines, the onset of war and ultimately Britain's military triumph.
