The Absence of War

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.

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90 min

Cast

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

Aorja Harris

as Lindsay's Child

Elior Harris

as Lindsay's Child

Oliver Ford Davies

as Oliver Dix

Stephen Boxer

as Newscaster

Jon Silverman

as Political Correspondent

Tyrone Huggins

as Trevor Avery

Judith Coke

as Carole Kendrick

Martin Jarvis

as Linus Frank

Judy Damas

as Waitress

Mark Chapman

as Naval Officer

Director

Richard Eyre