The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
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A writer displays a troubling streak of opportunism in his personal and professional lives in this British drama. As the Falkland Islands war rages, journalist and aspiring historical writer James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) is working on a book that will examine the 1965 Suez crisis in a manner… More A writer displays a troubling streak of opportunism in his personal and professional lives in this British drama. As the Falkland Islands war rages, journalist and aspiring historical writer James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) is working on a book that will examine the 1965 Suez crisis in a manner compatible with the current political climate. James is also pursuing Susan Barrington (Charlie Dore), a documentary filmmaker whose mother Ann (Rosemary Harris) is a noted expert on the Suez crisis and an outspoken leftist. While James has assured his publisher that his book will take a conservative view, he tells Susan and Ann that he's a socialist and that his book will reflect that position as he attempts to glean information from them. James also sleeps with Ann as his relationship with Susan hits a rough patch, but he isn't especially forgiving when he discovers that Susan has had a fling with Jeremy Hancock (Tim Curry), a tabloid journalist who has worked with both of them. The Ploughman's Lunch includes a sequence where the characters attend the 1982 Conservative Party conference, which was shot at the actual event (and includes a speech Margaret Thatcher delivered to the assembled Tories). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Eyre
- Genres
- Drama
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- In Theaters
- Oct 19, 1984 Wide
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Cast
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Jonathan Pryce
as James Penfield
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Tim Curry
as Jeremy Hancock
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Rosemary Harris
as Ann Barrington
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Frank Finlay
as Matthew Fox
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Charlie Dore
as Susan Barrington
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David de Keyser
as Gold
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Bill Paterson
as Lecturer
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Polly Abbott
as Gold's Assistant
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Bob Cortland
as Editor
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Tim Cuny
as Jeremy Hancock
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Ken Drury
as Young Man at Poetry Reading
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Christopher Fulford
as Young Journalist
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Nat Jackley
as Mr. Penfield
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Paul Jesson
as Journalist
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William Maxwell
as Journalist
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Andy Rashleigh
as Journalist
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Ken Shorter
as Squash Coach
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Peter Walmsley
as Bob Tuckett
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Anna Wing
as Woman at Poetry Reading
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Simon Stokes
as Edward
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Orlando Wells
as Tom Fox
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Clare Sutcliffe
as Jill
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Vivienne Chandler
as Mom in Commercial
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Sandra Voe
as Carmen
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Peter Birch
as Barman
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Pearl Hackney
as Mrs. Penfield
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Cecily Hobbs
as Carol
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Allan Mitchell
as Junior Minister
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David Lyon
as Newsreader
