The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)

An age of deceit... A man of our times

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1983-05-30
  • User Rating: 4.8/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Greenpoint Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Eyre
star 4.8/10
From 13 Ratings
6.2

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Christopher Fulford

    as Young Journalist
  • David Lyon

    as Newsreader
  • Simon Stokes

    as Edward
  • Witold Schejbal

    as Jacek
  • William Maxwell

    as Journalist
  • Andy Rashleigh

    as Journalist
  • Polly Abbott

    as Gold's Assistant
  • Anna Wing

    as Woman at Poetry Reading
  • Ken Drury

    as Young Man at Poetry Reading
  • Richard Cottan

    as Student at Poetry Reading
  • Peter Birch

    as Barman
  • Ken Shorter

    as Squash Coach
  • Libba Davies

    as Betty
  • Sandra Voe

    as Carmen
  • Andrew Norton

    as Pete
  • Cecily Hobbs

    as Carol
  • Clare Sutcliffe

    as Jill
Directing Richard Eyre Director
Sound David Stephenson Sound Mixer
Art Trisha Edwards Property Buyer
Art Michael Pickwoad Art Direction
Directing Simon Relph Assistant Director
Art John Hedges Construction Manager
Production Redmond Morris Production Manager
Art Roy Cannon Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Joan Carpenter Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Rita Wakely Wardrobe Master
Production Alan John Accountant
Directing Pat Rambaut Continuity
Costume & Make-Up Elaine Carew Makeup Artist
Production Susie Figgis Casting Director
Costume & Make-Up Luciana Arrighi Costume Design
Directing Linda Bruce Second Assistant Director
Camera Sue Gibson Clapper Loader
Directing Christopher Figg Second Assistant Director
Sound Keith Pamplin Boom Operator
Camera David Bryant Focus Puller
Sound Des Edwards Sound Engineer
Production Jasper Fforde Production Runner
Camera John Brown Still Photographer
Production Leo Davis Casting Assistant
Editing Michael Parkinson Assistant Editor
Production Deborah Barnard Assistant Accountant
Camera Jeremy Hiles Clapper Loader
Camera Ted Whitby Grip
Editing Simon Harris Assistant Editor
Production Rachel Neale Production Assistant
Lighting Steve Mcleod Electrician
Lighting Bill Thornhill Electrician
Art Nicholas Jenkins Title Designer
Lighting Tom Brown Gaffer
Lighting Billy Merrell Electrician
Production Derek Robbins Publicist
Sound Dominic Muldowney Original Music Composer
Writing Ian McEwan Writer
Editing David Martin Editor
Camera Clive Tickner Director of Photography
Production Ann Scott Producer
Production Simon Relph Producer

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