The Man Who Broke Britain

Overview

A devastating terrorist strike wipes out much of Saudi Arabia's oil production; the same day a trader of Saudi origin disappears from English investment bank Sun First Credit (SFCB). Managers soon discover the missing trader, Samir Badr, has built up crippling debts, multiplied a hundred-fold by the attacks in Saudi. SFCB, once the toast of the city, suddenly heads for bankruptcy, taking a whole raft of other banks down with it. The resulting market crash and banking crisis will push Britain and the US into a 21st century recession. Will Britain be able to recover?

Directed by Gabriel Range

Top cast

Tim Pigott-Smith

Narrator (voice)

M

Mansour Abou Chahine

Samir Badr

K

Katherine Igoe

Patricia Badr

Mark Hyde

Gordon Marnham

George Potts

Darren Waring

W

Will Ashcroft

Philip Crighton

Kirsty Dillon

Kirsty Rogers

Roger Barclay

Jimmy

N

Nigel Williams

Peter Wickson

C

Caroline Lintott

Laura Thompson

A

Amani Zain

Nasreen Hasan

R

Roger Parrott

Richard Stewart

A

Aziz Al Naib

Khalid Pharoan

L

Lynne Verrall

Mary Dunbar

M

Mike Hayward

Gareth Morgan

Jeremy Booth

Trader

D

Dean Knowsley

Armed Police Officer

J

Jeff Randall

Self

Pauline Neville-Jones

Self

Adam Boulton

Self

Details