Action / Drama / History / Thriller /

Score: 60%( 704 votes )

Overview: London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.

Cast:

Jamie Bell
LCpl. Rusty Firmin

Abbie Cornish
Kate Adie

Mark Strong
Max Vernon

Martin Shaw
John Dellow

Emun Elliott
Roy

Ben Turner
Salim

Aymen Hamdouchi
Faisal

Tim Pigott-Smith
Home Secretary William Whitelaw

Robert Portal
Lt. Col. Mike Rose

Colin Garlick
LCpl. John Mac

Andrew Grainger
Ray

Martin Hancock
BBC Cameraman Bill

Colin Moy
Maj. Hector Gullan

Toby Leach
PC Trevor Lock

Xavier Horan
SAS Soldier Tom Morrell

Te Kohe Tuhaka
Tak

William Chubb
MI5 Spokesman

Ronan Vibert
MI6 Spokesman

John Henshaw
Metropolitan Police Spokesman

Tim Downie
Jimmy

Sam Snedden
Sim Harris

Mia Blake
Betty, Max's Wife

Matthew Sunderland
Tom Lovett

Emma Campbell-Jones
Whitelaw's Aide

Jared Turner
Sgt. Tommy Palmer

Calum Gittins
Tommo

Ryan O'Kane
Snapper

Fayssal Bazzi
Makki

Kenneth Collard
Clive

Nicholas Boulton
Chris Cramer

Scarlett Featherstone
Max's Daughter #1

Venice Harris
Max's Daughter #2

Marjan Gorgani
Lead Interpretor

Jeff Szusterman
Intelligence Translator

Phil Peleton
Intelligence Officer

Kip Chapman
Trevor

Ajayshri
Caretaker

Scott Michael Wagstaff
PC Walker

Brady Powell
Irish Policeman

Jay Sutherland
Policeman #1

Joel Beckett
Policeman #2

Alan B. McElroy
Policeman #3

Dominic Hughes
Paramedic

David Rumney
Signaller

Eric Colvin
OB Technician

Sara Stone
Zahra Zomorrodian

Margaret Thatcher
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Simon Elrahi
Imam (uncredited)

Glen Levy
Jerry (uncredited)

Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
Nooshin (uncredited)

Andrew Lawrence
SAS Van Driver (uncredited)

John Ramm
Tony Crabb (uncredited)

Michael Denkha
Mustapha Karkouti

Robert Hartley
Army Technician