A Casualty of War

Action

Drama

TV Movie

David Threlfall stars as Tom Rowse, a retired British secret service agent turned thriller novelist who is brought back into the world of espionage for one last job. The mission - foiling a Libyan plot to supply the IRA with a massive shipment of high-tech weapons in order to wreak revenge upon the UK for their support and co-operation with the US during the 1986 bombing of Libya and the attempted assassination of Colonel Gaddafi .

Cast

Shelley Hack

Shelley Hack

Monica Browne
Alan Howard

Alan Howard

Sam McCready
Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Grover T. Fleming
Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Donald Spry
James Donnelly

James Donnelly

Steven Johnson
John Keegan

John Keegan

Mick Lynch
Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Frank Terpil
Hubert Kramer

Hubert Kramer

Ulrich Kleist
Simon Gregor

Simon Gregor

Abdul Salim
Walter McMonagle

Walter McMonagle

RUC Inspector
Janez Vajevec

Janez Vajevec

Major Karyagan
Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth

Himself/Presenter (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Dec 1989

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English