DramaTV Movie
Chance of a Lifetime
Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.
Directed by Giles Foster
100
User score
1 votes
Status
Released
Released
January 3, 1980
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
English
Top cast
David Daker
Andy Saville
Martyn Hesford
Gordon Saville
Richard Tolan
Phillip Saville
Madelaine Newton
Jean
David Buck
Major Ian Anderson
Kenneth MacDonald
School teacher
Rachel Bell
School secretary
Stephen Greenwood
Stephen
Gary Patterson
Colin
Stuart Teale
Headmaster
Oliver Maguire
Stephen Gallagher
J.G. Devlin
Old Mr. Gallagher
Mollie Maureen
Old Mrs. Gallagher
Christopher Denham
Taxi driver
Tony McHale
Recruiting sergeant
Christopher Reeks
Recruiting sergeant
Max Hafler
Army recruit
Norman Scace
Pathologist
Peter Biddle
Gardener
Joe Belcher
Shift worker
