Lay Down Your Arms

Overview

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

Directed by Christopher Morahan

Top cast

N

Nikolas Simmonds

Private Hawk

L

Leonard Trolley

Lt. Col. Bakeman

Peter Cellier

Major Hissock

John Warner

Major Wilson

G

Graham Armitage

Major Timps

Ken Wayne

Col. Feather

J

James Cairncross

Julian

J

Julia Jones

Mrs Hawk

J

Joby Blanshard

Mr Hawk

George Layton

Corporal May

Michael Cashman

Pete

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Therese McMurray

Pat

Tony Caunter

Mick

David Webb

Fred

John Levene

Ernie

R

Renny Lister

Tart

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Elizabeth Hughes

Nina

T

Tim Hardy

Trepliov

J

John Bloomfield

American Tourist

T

Tucker McGuire

American Tourist's Wife

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