Who Bombed Birmingham?

Michael Beckham
1990-04-22


7
105 min

Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks

Cast

Name Character Team
John Hurt Chris Mullin Unowned
Martin Shaw Ian McBride Unowned
Roger Allam Charles Tremayne Unowned
John Kavanagh Z Unowned
Robert Lang Detective Superintendant Ibison Unowned
Patrick Malahide Mike Mansfield Unowned
Bob Peck Chief Supt. Tom Meffen Unowned
Donal McCann N Unowned
Leslie Phillips Lord Chief Justice Lane Unowned
Terence Rigby Det. Supt. George Reade Unowned
David Ryall Dr. Frank Skuse Unowned
John Woodvine Tom Clarke Unowned
David Bamber David Mellor MP, Home Office Unowned
Ciarán Hinds Richard McIlkenny Zac E. Chan
Brid Brennan Sister of IRA man Unowned
John Lynch IRA man in cottage Unowned
Heather Chasen The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher Unowned
Tony Doyle Richard Ferguson QC Unowned
James Berwick Joe Cahill Unowned
Brendan Cauldwell Callaghan Unowned
Julian Glover Igor Judge QC Unowned
Peter Gowen Eamon O'Connor Unowned
Ian McElhinney Sinn Fein leader Unowned
Gerard McSorley Paddy Mcllkenny Unowned
Sean McGinley A Unowned
Niall O'Brien Walker Unowned
Struan Rodger Ex-IRA man Unowned
Niall Tóibín Paddy Joe Hill Unowned
Donald Pickering Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary Unowned
Andy Bradford Unowned
David Howey Bob Clay MP Unowned
Diane Fletcher Gareth Peirce Unowned