
1983
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.

Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield

Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock

Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington

Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox

Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington

David de Keyser
Gold

Bill Paterson
Lecturer

Orlando Wells
Tom Fox

Nat Jackley
Mr Penfield

Pearl Hackney
Mrs Penfield

Peter Walmsley
Bob Tuckett

Robert Cartland
Editor

Christopher Fulford
Young Journalist

David Lyon
Newsreader

Simon Stokes
Edward

Witold Schejbal
Jacek

William Maxwell
Journalist

Andy Rashleigh
Journalist

Polly Abbott
Gold's Assistant

Anna Wing
Woman at Poetry Reading

Ken Drury
Young Man at Poetry Reading

Richard Cottan
Student at Poetry Reading

Peter Birch
Barman

Ken Shorter
Squash Coach

Libba Davies
Betty

Sandra Voe
Carmen

Andrew Norton
Pete

Cecily Hobbs
Carol

Clare Sutcliffe
Jill

The Hours

Cease to Exist: Ein Gesamtkunstwerk

Blackmail

Trainspotting

9 Songs

Match Point

Oliver Twist

About a Boy

Finding Neverland

Pandora's Box

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

The Street Performers

Mod Fuck Explosion

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

Blow-Up

The Prestige

The Remains of the Day

The Good Shepherd

Breaking and Entering

Imagine Me & You