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The Absence of War

May 18, 1995 · 1h 30m
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Drama
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Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 election campaign. Labour leader George Jones battles with his party on the campaign trail of a general election.

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CAST

John Thaw
George Jones
Richard Pasco
Malcolm Pryce
Nicholas Day
Charles Kendrick
Michael Bryant
Bryden Thomas
Saskia Wickham
Mary Housego
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Gwenda Aaron
Clare Higgins
Lindsay Fontaine
Paul Moriarty
Andrew Buchan
Directed by Richard Eyre

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
BBC
Country
GB
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