The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)

Name: The Ploughman's Lunch
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983-05-30
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry, Rosemary Harris, Frank Finlay, Charlie Dore

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

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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Released 1983-05-30 · 107 min · Drama

Directed by Richard Eyre

Cast

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