The Potsdam Quartet

' They're mortal enemies, we just hate each other. So surely if they can agree about the destiny of mankind, we can save our quartet from the knacker's yard.' July 1945: The Potsdam Conference. 16 km south of war-devastated Berlin, Stalin, Truman, Churchill and Attlee are met to determine the shape of the new Europe. Having exchanged their white tie and tails for air force blue, an internationally famous string quartet waits to entertain the men of destiny. i When you're dividing up the world you need a little background music ... '

Cast

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Ronald Taylor
Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Douglas Smedley
Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Aaron Green
Jerome Willis

Jerome Willis

John Healy
Tim Charrington

Tim Charrington

Russian Soldier
Hugh Dickson

Hugh Dickson

Official

Release date

13th May 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English