An Ungentlemanly Act


An Ungentlemanly Act is a 1992 BBC television film about the first days of the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982.

Ian Richardson replaced Ian Holm as Falklands Governor Rex Hunt after Holm dropped out of the production at the last minute. Bob Peck plays Major Mike Norman, the commander of the Royal Marines based at Stanley, while Norman himself acted as advisor on the production, and has a small part as a member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force FIDF. Don Bonner, who was Governor Hunts chauffeur at the time of the conflict, cameos in a scene set in Stanley store where he says Hello Don to the actor playing himself.The film was wellreceived on release and is generally considered to be an accurate and evenhanded portrayal of events. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama the following year, and was later shown on television in Argentina. ........

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