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A Breed of Heroes
In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.
Cast
- Samuel West as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
- Nicholas Farrell as Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC
- Patrick Drury as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
- Robert Bathurst as Maj. Edward Lumley
- Richard Griffiths as Brian Beasely
- Daniel Flynn as Capt. Colin Reach
- William Tapley as Capt. Nigel Beale
- Alexander Armstrong as Capt. Henry Sandy
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as Lt. Tim Bentink
- Jonathan Firth as Lt. Chatsworth
- Neil Roberts as Lt. Philip Lamb
- Natascha McElhone as Janet
Details
- Director
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Released
- September 4, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- BBC and BBC Northern Ireland
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 3.7 / 10 from 3 votes
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