Overview
Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.
Cast
- Warren Clarke as Narrator
- Donald Pleasence as Dr. Samuel Johnson
- Malcolm Terris as Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
- Christopher Ellison as First M.P.
- Angus MacKay as Second M.P.
- Terence Rigby as William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
- James Grout as William Strahan
- Alun Lewis as Hockey
- Nicholas Gecks as Blanding
- David Purcell as A Beggar