Defence of the Realm 37 years old
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
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.
Credits
Defence of the Realm Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robbie Coltrane He was 36, now 74 years old | as Leo McAskey |
| Gabriel Byrne He was 36, now 73 years old | as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen |
| Denholm Elliott He was 64, 70 years old when he died | as Vernon Bayliss |
| James Fleet He was 34, now 72 years old | as Ministry Man |
| Al Matthews He was 43, 75 years old when he died | as First US Controller |
| Danny Webb He was 28, 25 years old when he died | as Danny Royce |
| David Calder He was 40, now 77 years old | as Harry Champion |
| Greta Scacchi She was 26, now 64 years old | as Nina Beckman |
| Fulton Mackay He was 64, 64 years old when he died | as Victor Kingsbrook |
| Pip Miller He was 39, now 77 years old | as Police Sergeant Ross |
| Bill Paterson He was 41, now 78 years old | as Jack Macleod |
| David Hatton | as Picture Editor |
| Ian Bannen He was 58, 71 years old when he died | as Dennis Markham |
| Oliver Ford Davies He was 47, now 84 years old | as Anthony Clegg |
| Graham Fletcher-Cook | as Mickey Parker |
| Veronica Duffy | as 2nd Newsroom Deputy |
| Vass Anderson | as Strick |
| Barbara Coles | as Third US Controller |
| Frederick Treves He was 61, 86 years old when he died | as Arnold Reece |
| Lyndon Brook He was 60, 77 years old when he died | as Pugh |
| William Job | as Hilton |
| Beverly Anderson She was 42, now 80 years old | as Newscaster |
| John Rees He was 59, 66 years old when he died | as Minister at Funeral |
| Annabel Leventon She was 44, now 81 years old | as Trudy Markham |
| Noel Johnson He was 69, 82 years old when he died | as Club Member |
| Mark Tandy He was 29, now 67 years old | as Philip Henderson |
| Philip Whitchurch He was 35, now 73 years old | as Cuttings Librarian |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | as Dietrich Kleist |
Defence of the Realm Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Martin Stellman as Writer. He was 38 (now 75) years old | Writing |
| Louise Frogley as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Mary Selway as Casting. She was 50 (68) years old when She died | Production |
| Lynda Myles as Producer. She was 39 (now 76) years old | Production |
| David Puttnam as Executive Producer. He was 45 (now 83) years old | Production |
| Robin Douet as Producer. | Production |
Defence of the Realm (37 years)
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
- Release day: Saturday, September 06, 1986
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Revenue: 750000.00