Deadline (1988 film) explained

Deadline is a 1988 British drama television film, directed by Richard Stroud and based on a novel and adapted for the screen by Tom Stacey, which aired on BBC. It stars John Hurt.

Plot

An alcoholic Fleet Street journalist is caught up in a coup on an island in the Persian Gulf, where the Emir's son and an enforcer attempt to depose his father.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• John Hurt as Granville Jones
• Imogen Stubbs as Lady Romy Burton
• Robert McBain as Sandy McCulloch
• Greg Hicks as Lou Rivers
• Bargach Abdelrahim as Abdullah
• Julian Curry as Stuart-Smith
• David Conville as Sir Geoffrey Burton
• Roshan Seth as The Emir of Hawa

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin. Mick. Bang. Derrick. Video Movie Guide 1995. 1994. Random House Publishing Group. 978-0-345-39027-1.
2. Book: Bowker's complete video directory . 2000. Bowker. 978-0-8352-4308-7. 397.