A Breed of Heroes

Plot

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.... read more

  • Diarmuid Lawrence

    Director

  • Charles Wood

    Writer

  • Alan Judd

    Novel

  • Samuel West

    Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

  • Nicholas Farrell

    Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC

  • Patrick Drury

    Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

  • Robert Bathurst

    Maj. Edward Lumley

  • Richard Griffiths

    Brian Beasely

  • Daniel Flynn

    Capt. Colin Reach

  • William Tapley

    Capt. Nigel Beale

  • Alexander Armstrong

    Capt. Henry Sandy

  • Julian Rhind-Tutt

    Lt. Tim Bentink

  • Jonathan Firth

    Lt. Chatsworth

  • Neil Roberts

    Lt. Philip Lamb

  • Natascha McElhone

    Janet

  • David Barrass

    R.S.M. Bone

  • Chris Walker

    C.S.M.

  • Shaun Dingwall

    L. Cpl. Van Horne

  • Anthony Watson

    L. Cpl. Winn

  • Jake Wood

    L. Cpl. Stagg

  • George Asprey

    Lt. - Wessex Scouts

  • Alex Walkinshaw

    A/C Smith 250

  • Ian McElhinney

    Father O'Browne

  • Denys Hawthorne

    Jack Smiles

  • Amanda Hurwitz

    Moira Conn

  • Cameron Stewart

    Padre

  • Tony Guilfoyle

    McColm

  • Fo Cullen

    Waitress

  • Felicity Dennison

    Mary Magdalene

  • Thomas Holder

    Wounded Boy

  • Brendan Fleming

    Wounded Boy's Father

  • Barry McNicholl

    Shot Boy

  • Andrea Chialton

    Belfast Woman

  • Runtime

    90 minutes

    Released

    1994-09-04

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    BBC

    BBC Northern Ireland

    Updated

    494 days ago

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