Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm (1986)

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

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A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

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  • Release Date: 1986-05-09
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: David Drury

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Cast

  • Gabriel Byrne

    Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

  • Greta Scacchi

    Nina Beckman

  • Denholm Elliott

    Vernon Bayliss

  • Ian Bannen

    Dennis Markham

  • Fulton Mackay

    Victor Kingsbrook

  • Bill Paterson

    Jack Macleod

  • David Calder

    Harry Champion

  • Frederick Treves

    Arnold Reece

  • Robbie Coltrane

    Leo McAskey

  • Steven Woodcock

    Steven Dyce

  • Graham Fletcher-Cook

    Mickey Parker

  • Annabel Leventon

    Trudy Markham

  • Alexei Jawdokimov

    Dietrich Kleist

  • Danny Webb

    Danny Royce

  • Prentis Hancock

    Frank Longman

  • Michael Johnson

    Humphrey Channing

  • Mark Tandy

    Philip Henderson

  • Nicholas Coppin

    1st Newsroom Deputy

  • Veronica Duffy

    2nd Newsroom Deputy

  • David Hatton

    Picture Editor

  • Laurance Rudic

    Charlie

  • Philip Whitchurch

    Cuttings Librarian

  • Beverly Anderson

    Newscaster

  • David Lyon

    Political Pundit

  • Pip Miller

    Police Sergeant Ross

  • David Halliwell

    Remand Centre Screw

  • John Rees

    Minister at Funeral

  • Ravinder Singh Reyett

    Club Doorman

  • Noel Johnson

    Club Member

  • Hubert Rees

    Club Waiter

  • Oliver Ford Davies

    Anthony Clegg

  • George Ellis Jones

    DCS Catterick

  • James Fleet

    Ministry Man

  • Vass Anderson

    Strick

  • Lyndon Brook

    Pugh

  • William Job

    Hilton

  • Al Matthews

    First US Controller

  • Daniel Foley

    Second US Controller

  • Barbara Coles

    Third US Controller

  • John Cannon

    Greenmont Detention Centre Officer

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