The Ploughman's Lunch
- An age of deceit... A man of our times
- 1983-05-30
- Drama
- Jonathan Pryce, Rosemary Harris, Ken Drury, Tim Curry, Pearl Hackney, David Lyon, Bill Paterson, Orlando Wells, Frank Finlay, Nat Jackley, Charlie Dore, David de Keyser, Clare Sutcliffe, Cecily Hobbs, Anna Wing, Christopher Fulford, Peter Birch, Sandra Voe, Andy Rashleigh, Peter Walmsley, William Maxwell, Robert Cartland, Ken Shorter, Andrew Norton, Witold Schejbal, Libba Davies, Simon Stokes, Polly Abbott
- 1 h. 47 min.
- 5.1/10
- 12
- United Kingdom
- Greenpoint Films, Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
Overview:
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.