The Ploughman's Lunch
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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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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Directors
Richard Eyre
Writers
Ian McEwan
Cast
Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry, Rosemary Harris, Frank Finlay, Charlie Dore, David de Keyser, Bill Paterson, Orlando Wells, Nat Jackley, Pearl Hackney, Peter Walmsley, Robert Cartland, Christopher Fulford, David Lyon, Simon Stokes
Production
Greenpoint Films, Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
