Chance of a Lifetime (1980)

Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.

Cast (23)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

David Daker

Andy Saville

M

Martyn Hesford

Gordon Saville

R

Richard Tolan

Phillip Saville

M

Madelaine Newton

Jean

David Buck

Major Ian Anderson

Kenneth MacDonald

School teacher

Rachel Bell

School secretary

S

Stephen Greenwood

Stephen

G

Gary Patterson

Colin

S

Stuart Teale

Headmaster

Oliver Maguire

Stephen Gallagher

J.G. Devlin

Old Mr. Gallagher

Mollie Maureen

Old Mrs. Gallagher

C

Christopher Denham

Taxi driver

T

Tony McHale

Recruiting sergeant

C

Christopher Reeks

Recruiting sergeant

M

Max Hafler

Army recruit

N

Norman Scace

Pathologist

P

Peter Biddle

Gardener

J

Joe Belcher

Shift worker

Rose Hill

Old lady

A

Alison Ambler

Nurse

M

Michael Fox

Schoolboy

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