Lay Down Your Arms

Lay Down Your Arms (1970)

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

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  • Release Date: 1970-05-23
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Director: Christopher Morahan

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Cast

  • Nikolas Simmonds

    Private Hawk

  • Leonard Trolley

    Lt. Col. Bakeman

  • Peter Cellier

    Major Hissock

  • John Warner

    Major Wilson

  • Graham Armitage

    Major Timps

  • Ken Wayne

    Col. Feather

  • James Cairncross

    Julian

  • Julia Jones

    Mrs Hawk

  • Joby Blanshard

    Mr Hawk

  • George Layton

    Corporal May

  • Michael Cashman

    Pete

  • Therese McMurray

    Pat

  • Tony Caunter

    Mick

  • David Webb

    Fred

  • John Levene

    Ernie

  • Renny Lister

    Tart

  • Elizabeth Hughes

    Nina

  • Tim Hardy

    Trepliov

  • John Bloomfield

    American Tourist

  • Tucker McGuire

    American Tourist's Wife

  • Will Stampe

    Londoner