The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)

An age of deceit... A man of our times

As England 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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  • Release Date: 1983-05-30
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Director: Richard Eyre

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Cast

  • 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

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