Movie · 1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Released 22 April 1990 More from 1990 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
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How old were they?
Leslie Phillips
as Lord Chief Justice Lane
David Ryall
as Dr. Frank Skuse
Tony Doyle
as Richard Ferguson QC
Terence Rigby
as Det. Supt. George Reade
Donal McCann
as N
Ian McElhinney
as Sinn Fein leader
Gerard McSorley
as Paddy Mcllkenny
Roger Allam
as Charles Tremayne
David Bamber
as David Mellor MP, Home Office
Brid Brennan
as Sister of IRA man
John Lynch
as IRA man in cottage
Peter Gowen
as Eamon O'Connor
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
66Leslie Phillips — oldest on the call sheet
28John Lynch — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast