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The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)

5 | May 30, 1983 (GB) | Drama | 01:47

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

As England 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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Jonathan Pryce
James Penfield
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Tim Curry
Jeremy Hancock
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Rosemary Harris
Ann Barrington
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Frank Finlay
Matthew Fox
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Charlie Dore
Susan Barrington
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Bill Paterson
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Nat Jackley
Mr Penfield
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Pearl Hackney
Mrs Penfield