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Chance of a Lifetime poster

Chance of a Lifetime (1980)

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.

Release: 1980-01-03
Runtime: 75 min
Cast
David Daker
David Daker
Andy Saville
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Martyn Hesford
Gordon Saville
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Richard Tolan
Phillip Saville
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Madelaine Newton
Jean
David Buck
David Buck
Major Ian Anderson
Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald
School teacher
Rachel Bell
Rachel Bell
School secretary
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Stephen Greenwood
Stephen
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Gary Patterson
Colin
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Stuart Teale
Headmaster
Oliver Maguire
Oliver Maguire
Stephen Gallagher
J.G. Devlin
J.G. Devlin
Old Mr. Gallagher
Mollie Maureen
Mollie Maureen
Old Mrs. Gallagher
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Christopher Denham
Taxi driver
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Tony McHale
Recruiting sergeant
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Christopher Reeks
Recruiting sergeant
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Max Hafler
Army recruit
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Norman Scace
Pathologist