Watch The Ploughman's Lunch (1983) Official Trailer
An age of deceit... A man of our times
4.8 / 10 IMDb May 30, 1983 1h 47m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 47m
Release Date
May 30, 1983
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Jonathan Pryce
as James Penfield
Tim Curry
as Jeremy Hancock
Rosemary Harris
as Ann Barrington
Frank Finlay
as Matthew Fox
Charlie Dore
as Susan Barrington
David de Keyser
as Gold
Bill Paterson
as Lecturer
Orlando Wells
as Tom Fox
Nat Jackley
as Mr Penfield
Pearl Hackney
as Mrs Penfield
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Peter Walmsley
as Bob Tuckett
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Robert Cartland
as Editor
Christopher Fulford
as Young Journalist
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David Lyon
as Newsreader
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Simon Stokes
as Edward
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Witold Schejbal
as Jacek
William Maxwell
as Journalist
Andy Rashleigh
as Journalist
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Polly Abbott
as Gold's Assistant
Anna Wing
as Woman at Poetry Reading
Production Companies
Greenpoint Films
Goldcrest
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