Defence of the Realm (1986)

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

Directed by David Drury1h 36mAction,Thriller

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.

Rated
PG
Year
1986
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
9 May 1986
TMDB
6.4 (42)
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Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott
Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay
Fulton Mackay
Victor Kingsbrook
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
Jack Macleod
David Calder
David Calder
Harry Champion
Frederick Treves
Frederick Treves
Arnold Reece
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Leo McAskey
Steven Woodcock
Steven Woodcock
Steven Dyce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Mickey Parker
Annabel Leventon
Annabel Leventon
Trudy Markham
Alexei Jawdokimov
Alexei Jawdokimov
Dietrich Kleist
Danny Webb
Danny Webb
Danny Royce
Prentis Hancock
Prentis Hancock
Frank Longman
M
Michael Johnson
Humphrey Channing
Mark Tandy
Mark Tandy
Philip Henderson
N
Nicholas Coppin
1st Newsroom Deputy
V
Veronica Duffy
2nd Newsroom Deputy
David Hatton
David Hatton
Picture Editor
L
Laurance Rudic
Charlie
Philip Whitchurch
Philip Whitchurch
Cuttings Librarian
B
Beverly Anderson
Newscaster
D
David Lyon
Political Pundit
Pip Miller
Pip Miller
Police Sergeant Ross
D
David Halliwell
Remand Centre Screw
J
John Rees
Minister at Funeral
R
Ravinder Singh Reyett
Club Doorman
Noel Johnson
Noel Johnson
Club Member
H
Hubert Rees
Club Waiter
Oliver Ford Davies
Oliver Ford Davies
Anthony Clegg
G
George Ellis Jones
DCS Catterick
James Fleet
James Fleet
Ministry Man
Vass Anderson
Vass Anderson
Strick
Lyndon Brook
Lyndon Brook
Pugh
W
William Job
Hilton
Al Matthews
Al Matthews
First US Controller
D
Daniel Foley
Second US Controller
B
Barbara Coles
Third US Controller
John Cannon
John Cannon
Greenmont Detention Centre Officer

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