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A Breed of Heroes
1994 Directed by Diarmuid LawrenceIn 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.
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Samuel West
....................................................Lt. Charles Thoroughgood
Nicholas Farrell
....................................................Lt. Col Ian Gowrie, MC
Patrick Drury
....................................................Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
Robert Bathurst
....................................................Maj. Edward Lumley
Richard Griffiths
....................................................Brian Beasely
Daniel Flynn
....................................................Capt. Colin Reach
William Tapley
....................................................Capt. Nigel Beale
Director
...........................................................Diarmuid Lawrence
Writer
...........................................................Charles Wood
Novel
...........................................................Alan Judd
Production Companies
...................................................BBC
BBC Northern Ireland
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................TV Movie
Comedy
Drama
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