Defence of the Realm
David Drury1986-05-09
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
6.4
96 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Gabriel Byrne | Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen | Unowned |
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Greta Scacchi | Nina Beckman | Unowned |
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Denholm Elliott | Vernon Bayliss | Unowned |
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Ian Bannen | Dennis Markham | Unowned |
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Fulton Mackay | Victor Kingsbrook | Unowned |
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Bill Paterson | Jack Macleod | Unowned |
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David Calder | Harry Champion | Unowned |
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Frederick Treves | Arnold Reece | Unowned |
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Robbie Coltrane | Leo McAskey | Unowned |
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Steven Woodcock | Steven Dyce | Unowned |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook | Mickey Parker | Unowned |
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Annabel Leventon | Trudy Markham | Unowned |
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Alexei Jawdokimov | Dietrich Kleist | Unowned |
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Danny Webb | Danny Royce | Unowned |
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Prentis Hancock | Frank Longman | Unowned |
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Michael Johnson | Humphrey Channing | Unowned |
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Mark Tandy | Philip Henderson | Unowned |
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Nicholas Coppin | 1st Newsroom Deputy | Unowned |
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Veronica Duffy | 2nd Newsroom Deputy | Unowned |
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David Hatton | Picture Editor | Unowned |
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Laurance Rudic | Charlie | Unowned |
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Philip Whitchurch | Cuttings Librarian | Unowned |
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Beverly Anderson | Newscaster | Unowned |
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David Lyon | Political Pundit | Unowned |
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Pip Miller | Police Sergeant Ross | Unowned |
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David Halliwell | Remand Centre Screw | Unowned |
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John Rees | Minister at Funeral | Unowned |
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Ravinder Singh Reyett | Club Doorman | Unowned |
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Noel Johnson | Club Member | Unowned |
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Hubert Rees | Club Waiter | Unowned |
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Oliver Ford Davies | Anthony Clegg | Unowned |
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George Ellis Jones | DCS Catterick | Unowned |
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James Fleet | Ministry Man | Unowned |
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Vass Anderson | Strick | Unowned |
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Lyndon Brook | Pugh | Unowned |
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William Job | Hilton | Unowned |
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Al Matthews | First US Controller | Unowned |
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Daniel Foley | Second US Controller | Unowned |
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Barbara Coles | Third US Controller | Unowned |
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John Cannon | Greenmont Detention Centre Officer | Unowned |