The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
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.
- Released
- 1983-05-30
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Eyre
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 from 15 votes
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
- Peter Walmsley as Bob Tuckett
- Robert Cartland as Editor