The Absence of War
Drama
TV Movie
Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 election campaign. Labour leader George Jones battles with his party on the campaign trail of a general election.
1995-05-18
en
Cast
Director
Richard Eyre
John Thaw as George Jones
Richard Pasco as Malcolm Pryce
Nicholas Day as Charles Kendrick
Michael Bryant as Bryden Thomas
Saskia Wickham as Mary Housego
Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Gwenda Aaron
Clare Higgins as Lindsay Fontaine
Paul Moriarty as Andrew Buchan
Alastair Galbraith as Bruce
George Harris as Colin Fontaine
Oliver Ford Davies as Oliver Dix
Stephen Boxer as Newscaster
Tyrone Huggins as Trevor Avery
Martin Jarvis as Linus Frank
Mark Chapman as Naval Officer