Lay Down Your Arms
6
73 minutes
5/23/1970
Overview
Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.
Cast List
Nikolas Simmonds
as Private Hawk
Leonard Trolley
as Lt. Col. Bakeman
Peter Cellier
as Major Hissock
John Warner
as Major Wilson
Graham Armitage
as Major Timps
Ken Wayne
as Col. Feather
James Cairncross
as Julian
Julia Jones
as Mrs Hawk
Joby Blanshard
as Mr Hawk
George Layton
as Corporal May
Michael Cashman
as Pete
Therese McMurray
as Pat
Tony Caunter
as Mick
David Webb
as Fred
John Levene
as Ernie
Renny Lister
as Tart
Elizabeth Hughes
as Nina
Tim Hardy
as Trepliov
John Bloomfield
as American Tourist
Tucker McGuire
as American Tourist's Wife
Will Stampe
as Londoner