Defence of the Realm
Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?
1986 1 hour 36 minutesJust how far will a government go to hide the truth?
1986 1 hour 36 minutes
A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.
9th May 1986
40 years ago
1 hour 36 minutes
Finishes at 7:08pm
Won 1 BAFTA Award7 wins & 2 nominations total
6.5/10
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