TV Movie ·Comedy ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1994 · 1h 30m

A Breed of Heroes

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Director
Diarmuid Lawrence
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
Crew
Charles Wood — Writer Alan Judd — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Diarmuid Lawrence Director Charles Wood Writer Alan Judd Novel
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