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A Breed of Heroes

09/04/1994

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1hr 30min

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TV Movie

,Comedy

,Drama

STORY

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Samuel West
  • Nicholas Farrell
  • Patrick Drury
  • Robert Bathurst
  • Richard Griffiths

    Director

  • Diarmuid Lawrence

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC
  • BBC Northern Ireland

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Samuel West

Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

Nicholas Farrell

Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC

Patrick Drury

Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

Robert Bathurst

Maj. Edward Lumley

Richard Griffiths

Brian Beasely

Daniel Flynn

Capt. Colin Reach

William Tapley

Capt. Nigel Beale

Alexander Armstrong

Capt. Henry Sandy

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Lt. Tim Bentink

Jonathan Firth

Lt. Chatsworth