Film
Chance of a Lifetime
1980 · 1h 15m · Drama · TV Movie
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Overview
Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.
Cast
David Daker
Andy Saville
Martyn Hesford
Gordon Saville
Richard Tolan
Phillip Saville
Madelaine Newton
Jean
David Buck
Major Ian Anderson
Kenneth MacDonald
School teacher
Rachel Bell
School secretary
Stephen Greenwood
Stephen
Gary Patterson
Colin
Stuart Teale
Headmaster
Oliver Maguire
Stephen Gallagher
J.G. Devlin
Old Mr. Gallagher
Mollie Maureen
Old Mrs. Gallagher
Christopher Denham
Taxi driver
Tony McHale
Recruiting sergeant
Christopher Reeks
Recruiting sergeant
Crew
- Giles FosterDirector
- Robert HolmanWriter
- Richard EyreProducer
Details
- Release date
- January 3, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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